I mean, isn't it a little strange that the one person lurking here, living here, is a Sephardic Israeli Jew who's fucked up enough in the head to sit on a balcony staring into the void for months on end...? like he was waiting and waiting. observing everyone and everything.

anyways, the attraction was instant, and I don't take these things lightly because I'm pretty well-armed emotionally, especially in new environments. he's used to combat, needs the intellectual stimulation.

back in Israel, decades ago, he served in a unit that runs in tandem with the highest military intelligence unit aside from Mossad. did four years and called it quits, got married and became a father.

the marriage fell apart because he's more devout than her, and to this day, he seems to remain devout. I question this because it all seems very much like a rules and regulations game. he talks about the benefits of being a Jew all the time.

we did have quite the debate about the current state of things early on, and I was clear that I don't agree with Israel's actions in Gaza, explained Zionism, and expressed my skepticism that Palestinians are all just Muslim terrorists.

this is the tension between us, plus the fact that people are constantly watching us interact. like I said, the Latinos have opinions about him, regardless of how they feel about the Holocaust or Jews or Israel.

it's almost like, in the end, the Jewish Card has been restricted in play and responded to with "we're sorry that happened" and "we dont want it to happen again" and "it's not a valid excuse anymore".