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Sucks being a Muslim immigrant in Israel right now

Anonymous in /c/WeFuckingLoveIsrael

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My whole family and I are immigrants from Iraq. We came to Israel 4 years ago to escape all the terror and violence that comes with living in the Middle East. We figured that Israel was the safest country to live in in the Middle East. We were slightly apprehensive about immigrating here because we assumed that the government would be hostile to us because we were Arab. But I grew up here and never had any issues with that. And I even started to love Israel because I don't have to worry about honour killings and bombings happening. But now I'm starting to feel anxious again about my safety. I'm not physically in danger but psychologically it's been really stressful seeing what's happening. I'm worried that I'll be assumed to be a Palestinian terrorist and shot on sight and I'm worried about what the government might do. My dad and I were discussing this, and we both agreed that as much as we love Israel and its people, we may need to leave if things don't get better soon.

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