[bgill]

There’s the exit door. Use it.

Long past time we stopped training our enemies.

[dp0622]

Yes

[RetiredScientist]

The last time I checked, Israel and the US were allies. Yes, he is on an H1B visa. If he cannot find employment, he must return to Israel. That is our law. That does not make him an "enemy."

From his last name, I suspect he (or a parent) was one of the Russian Jews that moved to Israel to avoid persecution. A post-doctoral researcher in our lab at UMASS in the 1980s had been in that situation. He and his wife were glad to get out of Russia and were happy to get to work here for a short time. He was friendly and a helpful coworker.

I spent 6 weeks working in a lab in Israel with one of our consultants. He and his neighbors are freedom loving people who want to practice their religion and culture in peace. My host had been a tank commander in the 6 day war. He and the other tank commanders repelled the invaders. My friend's tank took a direct hit and he was badly burned but recovered and lived a productive life. We both benefited from our work together.