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The Basic Law (their Constitution) of Israel defines it as a Jewish state. Its first page says: The Land of Israel is the historical homeland of the Jewish P
by CalChris 1y ago
The Basic Law (their Constitution) of Israel defines it as a Jewish state. Its first page says:
The Land of Israel is the historical homeland of the Jewish People, in which the State of Israel was established.
(b) The State of Israel is the nation state of the Jewish People in which it realizes its natural, cultural, religious and historical right to self-determination.
(c) The realization of the right to national self- determination in the State of Israel is exclusive to the Jewish People.
Not irrespective of religion, exclusive to the Jewish People.
- spwa4 1y ago[flagged]
- ngcazz 1y agoEven if you take those statements at face value, Israel is the only apartheid country being discussed here.
- samjones33 1y agoHave you paid attention to who can hold power in, say, Iran? Or Saudi Arabia? Or Syria? Or Jordan? Israel isn't any more apartheid than any of those places. Given that Israeli Arabs can and do vote (and become Medical Doctors), Israel is a heck of a lot _less_ apartheid than those places. Consider travel... it can help you get outside the "american" box.
- spwa4 1y ago[flagged]
- xdennis 1y agoIsraeli citizens are treated equally. It's ridiculous to expect non-Israeli Arabs to be treated the same as Israeli Arabs.
- samjones33 1y agoI think you have not paid attention to European and Middle Eastern countries. They are all ethno states. The very concept "nation-state" is an alignment of "ethnic tribe" with "political borders" You might want to hit a history book or two. In this regard, Israel is more normal and places like the U.S. are abnormal. (Once you get outside the U.S....)