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Originally posted by ProtoplasmicTraveler
On the surface it seems like a reasonable thing for a nation to do. Yet when one examines the complex politics of Israel and the Palestinian situation this new law could have ominous implications for members of Jewish religious and charity groups within Israel that have long reached out to Palestinians in private initiatives that are sometimes humanitarian and sometimes religious in nature.
September is expected to be pivotal for several reasons. Last September, U.S. President Barack Obama told the General Assembly that he wished to see a Palestinian state become a member of the UN within a year. In addition, Israel and the Palestinians had agreed that the talks they undertook last September 2 in Washington would last for about a year. Thirdly, Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad's program of establishing institutions for a future Palestinian state is due to be wrapped up this coming September.
I am not disputing the first part but the second part of your statement makes no sense. Why wait for a new messiah to lead them back to israel when they have already established themselves and their country?
Originally posted by ProphecyPhD
So if i were born in Israel then stripped of my citizenship where would i go and what would that make me? Would i not need a passport and have to be a citizen of a country to even be able to get the process started on becoming a citizen of another country? Would i be kicked out of Israel? Again, where would i go and what would they call me?
Originally posted by EarthCitizen07
reply to post by idonotcollectstamps
Thanks for the heads-up article. The way I see it they have two choices:
1)become a secular state and allow palestinians israeli citizenship
2)remain non-secular and kick most "trouble-making" arabs out of their country, eventhough a tiny minority create all the problems.
The first makes more sense and the second is racist. I don't believe ANY country should officially mix politics with religion and indeed many countries have fixed that issue. Believe whatever you want..."just don't impose your will on others" comes to mind!
Originally posted by Josephus23
reply to post by nightbringr
It would be suicidal for a country to "play nice" with an entity who is hellbent on your destruction. Recently Hamas has been stepping up rocket attacks on Israel proper, emboldened by an Eqypt who is beginning to open dialogue with Hamas and the Eqyptians are now allowing supplies and weapon making materials to cross the Gaza/Eqypt border.
If things do heat up, the blame can be placed squarely on Hamas' shoulders. Im almost of the opinion Israel should allow the Palestinians to declare sovereignty and a Palestinian state. That way, each and every rocket fired across the border will look to the world as exactly what it is, an act of war.
Have you guys collectively lost it?
Does Hamas' intent to "wipe Israel off the map" really frighten you that much?
Because they will never do it.
They can't do it.
They throw rocks my friend. At Israel's bulldozers.
Talk about David and Goliath.
Using that statement and the reality of that statement as a pretext for fear based reasoning is insane.
For real.
That is like complaining that your sister threatened to beat you up.
Your little sister.
At best, they have suicide bombers, but Israel inflicts much more damage and has counted many more kills than deaths.
Are their any rational people left to discuss this?edit on 3/29/2011 by Josephus23 because: (no reason given)
Part of what makes these religions so deadly is the people practicing them don't fully believe them, the one they are practicing and they sure don't believe that the ones that they aren't practicing are valid. Yet everyone with nary any exception is willing to fight and die for them?
Israel's short term gains will be the cause of it's long term destruction and it didn't exist too long the first time around to be honest with you.
Originally posted by Josephus23
[When the world finally awakens from the spell that has been collectively cast against humanity, in the name of Israel, then there will be hell to pay.
The suffering of the Palestinians, which is occurring in the name of the state of Israel, is atrocious, and no amount of historical manipulation can hide what is happening today.
People do know and more people will know the truth; however...
I honestly do not know who will have it worse in the end.
The Arabs that are suffering today, or the many Jews who have yet to be born that will suffer because of the actions of their ancestors, actions happening today.
I would liken the behavior of Israel, as a state, to a serial killer or a psychopath, but they are becoming so brazen at their disregard for human life that they seem to be bordering on lunatic fringe.
I don't blame jews for anything but I do blame the Israeli governemnt for cowardness for not attempting to resolve the issue decades ago when they had the best chance to do so.
The UN and america actually forced them to give back the golan heights and the sinai peninsula to syria and egypt respectively.