Not really related to Tay-la (afaik she isn't Jewish, anyway), but I remember last year, around October 15 or so, I was in Stockholm staying at a hostel. Was hanging out with two Kiwis who I had befriended. I was yet to hear about the October 7 attack, because I hadn't really been watching or reading news during that period.

Anyway, we then meet this Australian girl. 18, travelling the world on her own for the first time. I guess she must have been Jewish (I think she mentioned something about doing an internship in the US), but most importantly she was extremely obnoxious and annoying.

She said, after ranting for a bit, that the world would now be "taking sides", and Israel would "call up all Jews from around the world to take up arms for them". As if this was some sort of holy war, and (at least Jews and Muslims, if not) everyone would need to take up arms, and pick a side...

It was very weird, and we all decided she was nuts, but it was very revealing about what... Certain segments of the population think about the world, and their respective "tribes"...

Edit: She could also have been a Christian fundy Evangelical, of the "the rapture is coming and we must defend Israel!" type. Which would actually make a great deal of sense, given what she said. But I honestly have no idea...

Not really related to Tay-la (afaik she isn't Jewish, anyway), but I remember last year, around October 15 or so, I was in Stockholm staying at a hostel. Was hanging out with two Kiwis who I had befriended. I was yet to hear about the October 7 attack, because I hadn't really been watching or reading news during that period.

Anyway, we then meet this Australian girl. 18, travelling the world on her own for the first time. I guess she must have been Jewish (I think she mentioned something about doing an internship in the US), but most importantly she was extremely obnoxious and annoying.

She said, after ranting for a bit, that the world would now be "taking sides", and Israel would "call up all Jews from around the world to take up arms for them". As if this was some sort of holy war, and (at least Jews and Muslims, if not) everyone would need to take up arms, and pick a side...

It was very weird, and we all decided she was nuts, but it was very revealing about what... Certain segments of the population think about the world, and their respective "tribes"...