-------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | | Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > On 11/01/06, Mario Goveia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote > > Mario observes: > > > > > Veronica, > > Many Jews, like many Goans, have no intentions of > moving back to Goa. > --- Gabe Menezes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > RESPONSE: There are now about three thousand Jews > (Israelis) living in Goa; more are thinking of moving back to > Goa!! > Mario clarifies: > Gabe has taken one sentence out of the context in which it was written, which has changed its meaning completely. The entire paragraph reads as follows: > "I also think your gratuitous reference to Jews and Palestine is inappropriate and doesn't even fit this issue. As any Christian would know, Jews were in the area called Gallilee since the old testament, before there was any such place called Palestine. It would be more appropriate to liken Jews scattered around the world to us Goans scattered around the world. Many Jews, like many Goans, have no intentions of moving back to Goa. I always encourage all Goans to at least buy property there before it's all gone - Goa's not all that big relative to India." > 1. The Jews I was referring to were those "scattered around the world" who had no intentions of "moving back" to Israel, just as there are Goans scattered around the world who have no intentions of moving back to Goa. > 2. Gabe seems to be referring to Goan Jews since he refers to "more are thinking of moving back to Goa", but he also refers to the Jews living in Goa as Israelis. I have no idea how Gabe knows what these other Jews are thinking, but all Jews are not Israelis. I have several Jewish friends who are not Israelis, even though Israel will give them citizenship if they want.
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