Nor do I ever bother to contemplate the possibility that I might be blown to bits or maimed by a suicide bomber every time I board a bus or go shopping.
Neither do Israelis. That's a ridiculous exaggeration. In fact, I've never met an Israeli who was at all concerned about this possibility except when they were discussing politics, and the ones with integrity mostly dismiss it even in that context. It's just not the kind of thing one worries about in real life.
As my father always told me when I was concerned about this as a child, I was more likely to die in a freeway accident in LA than I was to be in a bus bombing when I visited Israel.
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Neither do Israelis. That's a ridiculous exaggeration. In fact, I've never met an Israeli who was at all concerned about this possibility except when they were discussing politics, and the ones with integrity mostly dismiss it even in that context. It's just not the kind of thing one worries about in real life.
As my father always told me when I was concerned about this as a child, I was more likely to die in a freeway accident in LA than I was to be in a bus bombing when I visited Israel.