Samuel (?!?), wtff? So, the following, who is the author of your cited article, presents facts and does not have any vested interest? None whatsoever? Pure facts? Thank you for the entertainment, Samuel.
Matti Friedman
Matti Friedman's work as a reporter has taken him to Lebanon, Morocco, Egypt, Moscow, and Washington, DC, and to conflicts in Israel and the Caucasus. His first book, The Aleppo Codex, won the 2014 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature, and his second, about Israeli infantrymen holding an isolated outpost in Lebanon, will be published next year. He lives in Jerusalem.
Matti Friedman
Matti Friedman's work as a reporter has taken him to Lebanon, Morocco, Egypt, Moscow, and Washington, DC, and to conflicts in Israel and the Caucasus. His first book, The Aleppo Codex, won the 2014 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature, and his second, about Israeli infantrymen holding an isolated outpost in Lebanon, will be published next year. He lives in Jerusalem.
WTFF??
How about you read the article below before running your mouth with complete non-sense and no facts?
http://tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/183033/israel-insider-guide