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Can you clarify whether (and if so why) you have a problem with that characterization? > Wikipedia states 'Massad has characterized Israel as "a racist Jewish
by ebg13 6y ago
Can you clarify whether (and if so why) you have a problem with that characterization?
> Wikipedia states 'Massad has characterized Israel as "a racist Jewish state."'
Israel's own definition of self calls itself a "Jewish state" and says that the right to exercise national self-determination there is "unique to the Jewish people", so that "Jewish state" part is correct by definition.
And it defines that Judaism is a race by birthright and not a religion, and it grants special privileges to jews that aren't granted to others and it metes special discriminations against its non-jewish resident minorities, so, without even getting into any discussion of the history of arab-israeli conflict, it's hard to argue seriously with the other part as well.
- kps 6y ago> And it defines that Judaism is a race by birthright and not a religion That is factually incorrect. Conversions apply, in both directions.