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Israel/Palestine

shira

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9. You had no clue how to respond to the fact that Israeli Arabs...

Reply to Little Tich (Reply #8)

Tue May 31, 2016, 10:35 AM

May 2016

Last edited Tue May 31, 2016, 06:56 PM - Edit history (2)

....also work and/or live in E.Jerusalem and the W.Bank, and yet they are treated differently than Palestinians due solely to citizenship. Israeli Arabs are of the same ethnicity, race, religion, etc... as any Palestinian so this "Apartheid" is based on citizenship, which means it's not apartheid at all. Jews and Israeli Arabs are treated one way as citizens, and non-citizens are treated differently. No apartheid, but you already know that.

It's supremely dishonest of you to keep rolling with that lie, which does nothing but incite.

In fact, if you think it's really Apartheid then I challenge you to supply an actual definition of it from a respected source. My guess is you won't find anything that wouldn't apply to other western democracies. Meaning what Israel does is no worse than any other Democracy.

ETA:
India has > 18 million slaves. Where's BDS? It's a democracy funded heavily by the USA. There is no BDS because BDS is without question a racist hate movement.

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Irish FM: BDS is a 'legitimate political viewpoint' [View all] Little Tich May 2016 OP

I can see how the Irish FM would feel that way 6chars May 2016 #1

There you have it. King_David May 2016 #2

Flanagan is a member of the Oireachtas Friends of Israel parliamentary group. Little Tich May 2016 #7

Flanagan is specifically referring to Omar Barghouti's BDS, which you presumably support.... shira May 2016 #3

I've never supported Barghouti's BDS, simply because I don't believe Israel should be boycotted. Little Tich May 2016 #5

That's all you disagree with when it comes to Barghouti? shira May 2016 #6

Funny, I distincty remember proving conclusively to you that there's Apartheid in the West Bank and Little Tich May 2016 #8

You had no clue how to respond to the fact that Israeli Arabs... shira May 2016 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author 6chars May 2016 #10

Yes they can, so there goes THAT argument. n/t shira May 2016 #11

Yes, they can, but it takes a long time, and only about half of the applications are successful. Little Tich May 2016 #15

So a political system where one ethnic group has no civil rights whatsoever, Little Tich May 2016 #17

Israeli Arabs are the same ethnicity as Palestinian Arabs. shira Jun 2016 #18

So your spurious claim that there are Israeli Arabs living as settlers and working in the Little Tich Jun 2016 #20

There are Israeli Arabs living in E.Jerusalem who have become citizens... shira Jun 2016 #22

Mount Scopus, French Hill? Little Tich Jun 2016 #24

Weak sauce. Every Israeli Arab & Jew in EJ & the WB has equal rights to everything. shira Jun 2016 #25

Any Irish company participating will lose investment from most King_David May 2016 #4

So the Irish FM is a twit. aranthus May 2016 #12

The BDS movement breaks nearly every single example of Antisemitism.... shira May 2016 #13

According to that definition, most of my posts are "anti-Semitic" too... Little Tich May 2016 #16

That's according to all liberal nations that have adopted the definition.... shira Jun 2016 #19

1. Yes, we know. Fozzledick Jun 2016 #21

What a 'legitimate political viewpoint' might look like. Fozzledick May 2016 #14

Or not. n/t Little Tich Jun 2016 #23