tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post3456336423986854749..comments2024-01-01T01:47:59.449+02:00Comments on Yaacov Lozowick's Ruminations: No Vacuum in DiplomacyYaacovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12835192312242961481noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post-23871193598730109212010-09-02T04:59:15.929+03:002010-09-02T04:59:15.929+03:00The Contentious Centrist whose father in law was f...The Contentious Centrist whose father in law was from Greece, says that there is a long history of popular positive sentiment toward Israel. <a href="http://contentious-centrist.blogspot.com/search?q=greece" rel="nofollow">Here is a link.</a>Gibson Blocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post-42551675301794865012010-08-22T21:11:03.834+03:002010-08-22T21:11:03.834+03:00Its a reminder of DeGaulle's famous dictum: No...Its a reminder of DeGaulle's famous dictum: No one has friends, there are only interests. And right now Israel and the Greeks have a shared interest in countering an increasingly Islamist Turkey.NormanFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03365459073293643108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post-5361022536896079682010-08-22T15:25:43.817+03:002010-08-22T15:25:43.817+03:00from my time on "my" island I would say ...from my time on "my" island I would say that I have met no educated Athenian who doesn't "perpatai ta sinefa" (promenades on the clouds) <br /><br />my point as to practically all learned people I have listened to to date is that no matter how admirable they may be on analysis when it comes to solutions they are all gaga, i.e. too willing to declare awkward little facts to be irrelevant.<br />Amazing isn't it that all that wonderfully well trained intellect (no irony intended) leads to a firm denial of reality as soon as binds/conundrums/dilemmata/Catch22s <br />need to be acknowledged then almost all insist that they know how to eat the cake AND keep it.<br /><br />SilkeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post-64171777286456416372010-08-22T15:10:35.953+03:002010-08-22T15:10:35.953+03:00My understanding is that there is a relatively lar...My understanding is that there is a relatively large, vocal, and fiercely anti-Israeli group of Palestinians and "intellectual" Greek hangers-on in places like Athens.<br /><br />But so far, Athens has not been occupied by Turks, so the Greeks there may not yet have woken up as have the "simple [people" in the villages.AKUSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post-35997943875646429462010-08-22T13:17:58.083+03:002010-08-22T13:17:58.083+03:00After visiting Greece many times I would add this:...After visiting Greece many times I would add this:<br />Your friend spoke about the local villagers - they always were somehow more understanding of Israel after hundreds of years of Muslim (Turkish) occupation and opression.<br />The vocal anti-Israel/anti-semite crowd are not the villagers but the "chattering" classes living in big cities.peterthehungariannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post-38797542675084505652010-08-22T13:01:15.108+03:002010-08-22T13:01:15.108+03:00Should the Turks change tack, the Greeks will cool...<i>Should the Turks change tack, the Greeks will cool off.</i><br /><br />high politics surely will but other than that there are so many girls called Irene=peace from the last sabre rattling with Turkey that I doubt it<br /><br />Also on "my" Dodekanes island I have been told stories of what my ancestors did to Jews which spoke of nothing but deeply felt empathy<br /><br />btw as to the well educated Athenians I would not bet on them, they may be quite susceptible to canards.<br /><br />SilkeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com