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To: Elroy who wrote (194255)	8/1/2006 9:58:49 AM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

The Israelis perpetuate an ethnic state in what has always been a multi-ethnic region. Who are you kidding? What is "multi-ethnic" about an Arab state? Arabs consistently have displayed intolerance towards other ethnicities, whether Kurdish, Persian, or Copts. If we want to discuss ethnic states, then ask yourself why almost ever mid-east country surrounding Israel has "Arab" in its name? I mean, what's diverse about Egypt, being 10% Coptic, calling itself the "ARAB Republic of Eygpt".. Or when Syria and Egypt was actually unified as the "United Arab Republic".. We have Saudi "ARAB"ia.. The United Arab Emirates. And Arabs also believe that their "ethnicity" is divided along two primary tribal lines.. al-Qahtani (southern tribe) and Al-Adnani (Nortern tribes).., with the Qatani peceiving themselves as being "purer" and generally disdaining to anyone from the Adnani tribe. I understand that the Qahtani do not like to intermarry with Adnanis. Thus, we can see there is not much tolerance even within Arab society for "diversity". alshindagah.com Now the Jews did not call their new country the "State of Jews".. They named it the State of Israel, the name of their historic kingdom. And this isn't much different that Egypt reviving THEIR ancient name for the state they carved out of the Ottoman Empire. It all depends on perspective Elroy. The Arabs might resent a non-Arab state in their midst, but perhaps the world should equally resent the creation of racist Arab states in the midst of a multi-cultural world. Hawk