From a reader: "Yossi Klein
from Haaretz finds an Arab who speaks Hebrew as surprising as a cat speaking
English. Not to mention his bigoted attitude towards women wearing
hijab.
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"Israelis
are amazed at Hebrew-speaking Egyptians. They are reporting on the events in
Egypt, and surprise us no less than a cat reciting Shakespeare. We are surprised
to see an eloquent Egyptian journalist who says sensible things on the Channel
10 news, and ask how it can be that such a woman wears a hijab. We know what a
hijab is; we’ve seen women wearing it. We’ve seen them screaming at soldiers in
the West...""PS This reminds me of the time I joined a Hebrew class at the local synagogue in Livermore, California. The class was not amused at my presence, especially when I once intervened in response to a passing political remark made by the teacher. I would come to class, and they suddenly all turn quiet.
