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A tiny fraction of the US budget which is almost entirely earmarked to be spent buying from US suppliers but sure, the Jews are the reason you have a malfunctioning health system.

I don't know about exports but for certain there's quite a lot of water Israel transfers to Jordan as part of the 90s peace accords. That's a huge deal in the Mid East. For decades…

Just my $0.02 (I'm a few years older): It's always earlier than you think. Don't let your perception of where you wanted to be at a certain age dictate what you can or can't do.

I built one, way back (I'm not an Android dev, kind of hacked it together but on the positive side it's extremely simple: https://github.com/niryariv/KalSMS ) At the time there wer…

I wouldn't say I know history of this area better than all Europeans, but definitely better than the vast majority. I wouldn't confuse Nesher the town with Nesher the factory, for …

So let's say you're right and Zionists are all colonizers (of which nation?), does it justify deporting Jews who as you say lived in these parts of the Mideast for thousands of yea…

I guess having lived all my life in the Middle East means I'm "indoctrinated" and thus unable to understand the situation here as well as someone who lives in, say, Iowa and read a…

I realize discussing politics here is pointless, but this is just so comically ignorant I have to reply. 1. Israel won its independence after barely managing to fend off the joint …

??? I'm pretty sure there are several YC startups with Israeli founders.

As an Israeli I always wonder why people who live in the US or Europe think they have some special insight into Israel/Palestine by merit of being Jewish or Muslim. Israel is vacci…

Actually it's the HMO system here, much more than the military. Every Israeli, by law, has healthcare insurance. It works much like income tax - deducted automatically from your pa…

I think these articles and the responses are missing the real point which is how an Ivy League education became so important in America. I grew up in Israel near the Technion, our …

My experience (as non-American, non-Asian) has been the interaction was actually somewhat easier in Japan or China, because you don't expect a smooth communication to begin with an…

Same here, even after five years in the US I still had to remind myself how some phrases actually communicate the exact opposite of their literal meaning. Wasn't surprised at all t…

Usually people who see things as "simple" when most consider them complex are either extremely smart or extremely shallow. Providing Ilan Pappe as a serious source tells where you …

It took me a while to understand what's going on in these comments before I was reminded of the 30 Rock episode where a Canadian character has trouble understanding sarcasm because…

It doesn't make much difference any way. It's a private venture, his statement was just meant as cheer leading / consolation. I do hope they'll have another go, but it has very lit…

This spacecraft was the main thing my three year old and five year old were talking about all week, so at least partial success here :) Next time!

According to a post by one of the project's initiators, the lander will attempt to broadcast video from the moon's surface. Success depends on the ultimate landing angle which will…

Never lived in SF but it definitely happens in NYC all the time. Not some deep conversation perhaps but people exchange small talk with strangers on the subway, in parks, cafes etc…

Marketing aside, MongoDB is just really easy to pick up and use. In a small project, its weaknesses don't really show up (at least in my limited experience), if it gets big you oft…

Way back when I started reading HN, one thing that really struck me was seeing PHP discussed in a practical fashion rather than merely bashing it whenever it's mentioned as was the…