I have often wondered that, and I have talked about it with my Jewish friends. Which is just the point. We share more common values with the Israelis than with the Muslims that surround them. On a personal level, theres millions of Muslims in the world, and I'm not friends with a single one. Thats not a deliberate choice. There are just big differences that seem to thwart any kind of closeness.

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