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> What I was referring to was the Israeli Law of Return that gives citizenship to any Jew that applies. Also known as Jus Sanguinis with the twist being that o
by tkahn6 15y ago
> What I was referring to was the Israeli Law of Return that gives citizenship to any Jew that applies.
Also known as Jus Sanguinis with the twist being that one can convert to Judaism. Judaism is a remnant from a time when nation and religion were interchangeable terms. Hence why conversion is possible.
And in case you were unaware, this isn't the only way to acquire Israeli citizenship. Non-Jews can acquire Israeli citizenship through a typical naturalization process.
> including discrimination encoded into laws.
I challenge you to find an Israeli law that discriminates against Israeli Arabs. The closest you'll find are laws which specify state-funded opportunities only provided to those who have done civil or military service.
For someone who has gone so far as to boycott Intel products because of their connection with Israel, you are shockingly ignorant about very basic facts.
- guelo 15y agoI can find two laws: - The racist Jewish National Fund, which manages a big chunk of Israeli land exclusively for Jews, was authorized by the Knesset to refuse to lease land to Arab citizens. - Arab citizens are not allowed to obtain citizenship for foreign spouses while Jews can.
- tkahn6 15y agoWith regards to the first law, you are either misinformed or simplifying: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_National_Fund#Adalah.27s_petition http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_National_Fund#Adalah.27s... With regards to the second law, that is a result of national security concerns. Spouses of Arab citizens are not allowed to obtain citizenship automatically (they can of course, as I stated above, go through a naturalization process) because if that were the case it would effectively be the Right of Return.