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[Opinions] Re: Israel... (M)

by Anneza

1/5/2020, 7:51 AM

in reply to a message by Avatar Yangchen

I had an Israeli friend who pronounced his name Iz-ray-el in English and Iz-rah-el in Hebrew. It suited him, but it would be very inappropriate on a non-Jew.

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- Avatar Yangchen +1

1/6/2020, 1:03 AM

How can? That's like saying John & Mary & inappropriate on non Christians. Israel literally means : He who wrestled with God. Perhaps it's the meaning behind the name? It seems like Americans think too much and end up knowing too little.

- noel (glaucous)

1/6/2020, 8:17 AM

Uh, no. It's more like saying Christian is inappropriate on non-Christians, even though Christian derives from 'anointed one'...because Israel and "Children of Israel" have been used to refer to Jews. I've only seen Israel used as a name by American Christians, but I do think it's a bit strange when people disregard cultural context completely.

Anneza's not American.

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