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Israel: An Arab-free Jewish theocracy?
[Arab News] THE powers that be within Israel are showing their true bigoted racist colors. On Sunday, the Israeli Cabinet agreed to a new law obliging new non-Jewish immigrants to first swear allegiance to Israel as a "Jewish and democratic state." The concept is certainly original when one of the building blocks of democracy is equal rights for all citizens irrespective of their ethnicity or religious beliefs. Instead, the oath should surely read "a Jewish and theocratic state."Moreover, the law is discriminatory in that it presupposes that all Jews are inherently loyal to Israel, which is far being the case. Members of the orthodox Naturei Karta sect believe Israel's very existence is a sin while a large proportion of the most influential pro-Palestinian activists are Jews. Norman Finkelstein, a Jewish political scientist and author, was barred entry to Israel because of his views and the Jewish Israeli conductor pianist Daniel Barenboim was awarded a Palestinian passport for his support. In recent weeks, an all "Jewish boat" has made an attempt to break the siege of Gaza. Posted by: Fred 2010-10-12 |
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