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To: d[-_-]b who wrote (799115)8/3/2014 7:04:58 PM
From: tejek  Respond to of 1579330
 
Why in God's name do you think the Israelis are any better.

Because their society is composed of many religions and races living in peace - they are an integrated people with freedom of speech -

LOL. Have you talked to an Israeli Arab lately? Here try this one:


On the other hand, there's alienation:




  • Arabs in Israel are not part of the public discourse on how the country is and will be shaped.
  • Polls in recent years have stopped polling Arabs, specifically mentioning that polls reflect Jewish opinion.
  • Political parties in the government are elected based on slogans such as "No Loyalty, No Citizenship," suggesting to the Jewish majority that the Arab citizens are somehow collectively not loyal.
  • Different periods of time brought media onslaught on all popular Israeli TV, repeating mantras like "Arabs are ticking bombs" or "Israeli Arab leadership is inciting hatred and radicalism." All carried out by mainstream, in-government politicians. No other than the current prime minister has called Israeli Arabs "The real demographic threat."
  • Racism in its purest forms. Remarks on superiority are common. Phrases like "We're not like that, we're not Arabs" are thrown in any negative context.
  • Every time there's confrontation with an Arab country or militia, we're pitted with the "Others," and racism levels spike for a while
  • The occupation of Palestinians. We're by definition Palestinians, and folks from the West Bank and Gaza are literally family to many. Seeing them living under military occupation, while we live in relative freedom, mixes feelings even more.
  • Leading city municipality/community leadership in Israel openly call for racist behavior such as not renting or selling flats to Arabs (Carmiel as an example).



On the flip side. Life is relatively comfortable for the Arab middle class and higher.




Those who meet the socioeconomic bar cannot help but enjoy access to good public health care, purchasing power that satisfies most ordinary people, and decent-paying jobs, even for the working class.



Life is super safe compared to the region. Basic freedoms are mostly upheld by the law and physical attacks due to racism seldom occur. For the more fortunate among us, higher education and hard work are fantastic tools to get ahead into a better life.



Do excuse me for posting this anonymously, as life opportunities in Israel become vastly more limited for me if my name is Googled up and this post is surfaced.



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