>>>>>Uhhhh, he would be correct. Geographically, Israel is in Asia. Just think of it as Southern Syria (not starting a flame war, just stating what it was).
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>>>>He's correct if you restrict geography to the seven continents. I consider Israel part of the Middle East, not Asia.
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>>>I wouldn't go so far as to deprive the Jewish nation of their ancestral continent.
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>>Not to mention the Palestinians ;-)
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>>I work with a Jewish guy (actually I work with a lot of Jewish people) who becomes unhinged on the topic of Palestinians. "What is a Palestinian exactly? They don't exist!" I just roll my eyes and say, "Again with the Palestinians, Frank?" He's a good guy, and knows more about SQL Server than about anyone I know, but when that topic comes up he's off to the races.
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>So he denies their existence, and you deny his Asianness...

I will be sure to inform him he is Asian ;-)

Actually he is Texan. It's a pretty interesting mix.