I once knew a fellow-immigrant who had arrived in the U.S. because his parents had moved their family out of Iran. When I asked why they’d done so, he replied, “They were Catholics.”
UAE officials have arrested three people suspected of killing an Israeli Rabbi who went missing in Dubai.
…which makes me ask: “What was a rabbi doing in an Arab country to begin with?” Seems like you’re asking for trouble — like being a rabbi in Bradford or Dearborn, only worse.
Oh… this explains it:
He had been working for the Chabad movement in Abu Dhabi since late 2020 – when the UAE recognised Israel as a state.
For the benefit of my Gentile Readers, the Chabad Lubavitch movement is akin to the old London Missionary Society, which sent priests and nuns out into foreign lands to convert the natives to their specific brand of Christianity. Chabad is the kosher version.
As with the Christians, though, who have traditionally come to a gruesome end (#CongoleseMurderAndRape) my sympathy is somewhat tempered by the questions: “What the hell were you thinking?” and “How else did you think this was going to end?”
It’s a little like hearing that the guy who made his living in a circus by putting his head into a lion’s mouth eventually had his head bitten off — and we’re all supposed to get the sadz because #OhTheHumanity.
Nope. Try selling that at some other address.
I can say with absolute certainty that I am never going to get attacked by a shark, because I have no intention of ever swimming in the sea, even if someone tells me it’s all part of Saving Teh Whales or something.
Don’t go where you’re not wanted.