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Politics : DON'T START THE WAR

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To: Elmer Flugum who wrote (25049)	7/1/2003 1:20:11 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (2) of 25898

Israel officially defines itself as a "democratic Jewish state" How does the existence of such a large sector of the native Arabs affect this definition? Can a democratic state with so many non-Jewish citizens be "Jewish"? Can a Jewish state with so many non-Jewish citizens really be democratic? Hmm... Can Jordan declare itself to be a Hashemite Kingdom when so few Hashemites live there (in comparison to the Palestinians population)? Can Palestine be a true democracy when only Muslims and Christians can own land or hold office (death penalty for selling land to Jews)? I'm not particularly keen on Israel defining itself as a "Jewish state", anymore than I resent Arabs refusing to grant democratic rights to their own populations.. Do these Arab Israelis consider themselves to be Israeli, or merely Palestinians living in Israel? Do they feel any loyalty to that state.. Or would they feel it were it no longer a "Jewish State"?? So many complex questions that can only be answer through the passing of time and healing powers of tolerance and mutual self-interest. Hawk

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