Israelis Save Iranians; Iranians Flee

You just can’t make this stuff up.

Photo: Amit Kotler

Nimrod Machani (27) has been working as a Tel Aviv coast lifeguard for four years. His father Shimshon, 60, was employed as a seaman for many years and between voyages, also worked as a Tel Aviv lifeguard.

Two years ago Shimshon moved to Koh Samui, Thailand where he opened a surfboat business for local tourists. At the end of the summer season in Israel, Nimrod decided to visit his father in Thailand and help him in setting up the new business.

Last week the father-son team went out on their daily rowing course. “The weather here is tropical,” Shimshon explained. “Things can change in a second. And indeed, on the way back, the weather changed all at once. The winds got stronger and the waves grew tall.”

Suddenly, they noticed two swimmers who were crying out for help. “Their Kayak had overturned in the storm and was swept away, they were left alone in the water,” said Shimshon. “They didn’t have much of a chance.”

The two lifeguards rowed towards the drowning men. “When we reached them they were already at the point of exhaustion,” nimrod noted. ” “We loaded them on to the surf boat and kept rowing towards the shore, a kilometer away.”

For 45 minutes the two battled against the winds and the waves with the swimmers on board. “When they came around and started talking among themselves I noticed they were speaking in Persian. I was born in Iran and speak the language. I told them in Persian: ‘Don’t be scared, you’re in good hands,” Shimshon recalls.

When they reached the shore the two, who introduced themselves as Mundar and Ali, hugged and kissed their rescuers and thanked them.

“When we told them we’re Israelis they just got up and fled,” Nimrod noted.

Zionist Death Cooties?TM

Incidentally, the last time an Iranian came out of the water near Israelis, he forfeited.

11 thoughts on “Israelis Save Iranians; Iranians Flee”

  1. I makes me wonder if the Iranians’ behavior has more to do with cultural bias against Israelis/Jews or if there is a fear of retribution by the Iranian government for any kind of friendly interaction.

      1. Either way, it proves it’s time for Israeli Jews to stop their moping, schoolgirlish desire to be loved by people of other nations. We don’t need their friendship, especially not at the prices usually demanded. Let them earn our friendship if they wish to be our friends.

    1. The last people who should have a cultural bias against Jews are Persians. Of all Jewish refugees, I think the Iranians who most pine for the birthplace.

      Rather, they have been indoctrinated with all sorts of lies about us, partially supported by the Western (and ISraeli(!) media. This is also the problem we have with the “Arab Spring” and a two-state agreement. (And the Arab-American community, which is otherwise not very anti-semitic.)

      They really believe these lies. Worse, the people telling the lies believe them.

  2. you have a good point.
    but i wonder how/what their reaction would have been if they wer’e told on entering the boat,would they have jumped back into the sea,or may-be no kisses and hugs when back on shore.
    just as well they wer’e not asked wher’e they came from before being saved,the reaction could have been against them and they could still have been out ther’e floundering.

  3. Since Iranian athletes routinely forfeit their events by refusing to compete with Israelis, shouldn’t these guys have thrown themselves back into the water to drown rather than accept having their lives saved by the Zionist Entity?

    1. DRISCOLL: “I don’t do it for the money, Carl. I happen to love theater.”

      DENHAM: “No you don’t. If you really loved it… you would have jumped.”

      (King Kong 2005)

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