Re: A first-hand account of Jews in Palestine
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Posted by Mark Elliot on 14:04:05 2007/12/20
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Re: A first-hand account of Jews in Palestine posted by Shelley
I don't think any theologically or racially based states are "ok". Israel is certainly a Jewish homeland but it is not purely a Jewish state- there are significant numbers of non-Jews present and calling Israel a "Jewish state" consigns minorities to second class citizenship (if even that). If Israel is a Jewish state then it's also a Muslim and Christian state. The Palestinian minority, who have been there for as long as the Jewish population, should not have less rights. Israel should be a state for all its people, not just those who belong to one religion.
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