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To: abu afak
I'm not sure how to react. He's half-Chinese, half-Jewish ethnically, but apparently practices the Jewish religion. Were he Buddhist and an Israeli admiral, I'd be a lot more impressed.

I wonder, just how many Christians are officers in the Israeli armed forces?

6 posted on 10/27/2007 2:08:48 PM PDT by WWTD
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To: WWTD
I'm not sure how to react. He's half-Chinese, half-Jewish ethnically, but apparently practices the Jewish religion. Were he Buddhist and an Israeli admiral, I'd be a lot more impressed.
Are you against all nation-states or just Israel?

I wonder, just how many Christians are officers in the Israeli armed forces?

That is a function of Chistians who choose to join the IDF. Christian Arabs are not drafted but may volunteer.

48 posted on 10/27/2007 4:18:01 PM PDT by rmlew (Build a wall, attrit the illegals, end the anchor babies, Americanize Immigrants)
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To: WWTD

Around a fourth of Chinese descent—one parent was Russian/Chinese, the other German.


57 posted on 10/27/2007 6:06:27 PM PDT by Jedi Master Pikachu ( What is your take on Acts 15:20 (abstaining from blood) about eating meat? Could you freepmail?)
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To: WWTD

What differene does it make how many Christian officers there are in the Israeli forces?


82 posted on 10/27/2007 8:48:30 PM PDT by americanophile
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