[jeffreyrogers]

I mean he is presumably Jewish and lives in Israel, so I would guess he knows quite a bit about being a minority and experiencing bias.

[rideontime]

That's true, he probably sees a lot of anti-Palestinian bias on a regular basis.

[azinman2]

And globally a disproportionate amount of anti-Israeli and anti-Jewish bias, obviously.

[teddyh]

Inside Israel?

[jjeaff]

Jews are a minority in Israel?

[eli_gottlieb]

We're the "majority" by virtue of internationally gerrymandered borders. In the region as a whole? Yes, we're an indigenous minority.

[pessimizer]

The Boers are an indigenous minority in southern Africa, but in the 80s I wouldn't have used the Boers as an example of people who really understand the experience of bias as a minority.

[rideontime]

What does the word "indigenous" mean?

[eli_gottlieb]

>The Boers are an indigenous minority in southern Africa,

No they're not.

[jeffreyrogers]

No of course not, nor did I claim they are.

[tomrod]

Similar question to one above, I don't follow why the (positive) ad hominem bolsters or detract from the arguments.

[jeffreyrogers]

Because the claim of the comment I was responding to was that Yoav doesn't experience bias and consequently dismisses it, so in this case my comment is a direct refutation of the argument.