>>>>>>>Why do you think the Americans supported the forming of the country Israel in 1947? They wanted to get them as far away from USA as possible. :-)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Being Jewish myself, I find this remark stupid, offensive, highly insulting and not at all funny even if you meant it as a joke. Unless you are Jewish, making Jewish jokes is a form of anti-semitism.
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>>>>>>I don't follow this. There are jokes that poke fun at the Welsh. Whether they are told by a welshman or not they are still funny (or not).
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>>>>>I don't think the Welsh are a good comparison. They have not been the objects of persecution throughout history, nor has anyone tried to exterminate them. If I were Jewish I would be "thin skinned" as well.
>>>>
>>>>True enough. I guess the Welsh haven't been persecuted much since the middle ages. We're still not allowed on the streets of Shrewsbury after sunset though :-{
>>>
>>>I don't think it compares to this:
>>>
>>>http://www.biblebelievers.org.au/expelled.htm
>>>
>>>But then, nothing really does.
>>
>>Hi Tracy,
>>No comparison was intended.
>
>I realize that, sorry.

....and no apology was needed.