Israel/Palestine

JoDog

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28. Fair point

Thu Mar 21, 2013, 03:54 PM

Mar 2013

The government has danced to the tune played by the far-right religious parties for a long time. Anyone can see the evidence of it in the privileges and handouts given to the haredim, which many secular Israelis are tired of.

The new governing coalition takes a lot of power away from the Orthodox parties. However, that means power is going to politicians in favor of settlers, which will lead to an entirely different bramble of thorns.

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Welcome To Palestine: What's Your Faith? [View all] cali Mar 2013 OP

Cynicism at its best dipsydoodle Mar 2013 #1

It's cynical alright, but I don't think that was its main thrust. cali Mar 2013 #2

Yes it is powerful dipsydoodle Mar 2013 #4

"the U.S. president" keywords there though. cstanleytech Mar 2013 #14

I found this curious--particularly since it seems to be a custom that predates DNA.... MADem Mar 2013 #3

Wow, you read this & you wouldn't know Israelis are constantly under attack.... shira Mar 2013 #5

. . . and that excuses everything, right? leveymg Mar 2013 #7

So are Palestinians. But that's not entirely germane cali Mar 2013 #9

The article makes it appear Israel just started doing checkpoints.... shira Mar 2013 #23

No it's not a smear job. That it has a perspective doesn't make it one. cali Mar 2013 #26

It's fascinating to see what u view as bigoted & rightwing WRT Israel/Palestine shira Mar 2013 #29

You mean the dog shit you regularly post from propaganda outlets cali Mar 2013 #33

gosh cali you just attacked me for simply agreeing azurnoir Mar 2013 #34

Arutz Sheva and FrontPageMag? Are you confusing me w/ someone else? shira Mar 2013 #35

you completely missed shira's point Mosby Mar 2013 #36

with all due respect azurnoir Mar 2013 #37

AFAIK, those are WRT Palestinian ID cards, not Israeli ones.... shira Mar 2013 #38

not Israeli ones.... Israeli Mar 2013 #40

Actually I'm still puzzled by that "security fence" Scootaloo Mar 2013 #39

timelines...important part of demonization.... pelsar Mar 2013 #41

So you're telling me... Scootaloo Mar 2013 #43

no..i'm teaching you...what you dont know....ready? pelsar Mar 2013 #48

"either you dont know" King_David Mar 2013 #46

thank you very much for posting. Someone has to tell the truth and expose the lies. Thank you Douglas Carpenter Mar 2013 #6

Don't thank me. I didn't write it. I just posted it cali Mar 2013 #10

How Obama Became Netanyahu by Peter Beinart Douglas Carpenter Mar 2013 #8

Theocracies are always a mess. n/t fasttense Mar 2013 #11

Israel is not a theocracy oberliner Mar 2013 #15

I'd agree with that to some degree: Israel is not a pure theocracy but cali Mar 2013 #18

Fair point JoDog Mar 2013 #28

So, the government does NOT require a person in Israel to identify their religion? fasttense Mar 2013 #42

There are Atheists, Xtians, & Muslims in the Knesset, Supreme Court, etc. n/t shira Mar 2013 #44

Thanks, I did not know that. fasttense Mar 2013 #45

Yes Israeli Mar 2013 #47

Everyone has a story and the violence is bound up glowing Mar 2013 #12

I'm sorry, but at this point all things are not equal cali Mar 2013 #13

Then how does it end? How do the people move forward? glowing Mar 2013 #21

It doesnt. They don't. quakerboy Mar 2013 #27

She is an American stand-up comedian oberliner Mar 2013 #16

Why would you think it's tongue-in-cheek simply because she's a comedian? cali Mar 2013 #17

Because comedians often write parodies oberliner Mar 2013 #24

you are genuinely psychosocially incapable of honesty, ain't you Douglas Carpenter Mar 2013 #19

I don't believe that's true about Oberliner cali Mar 2013 #20

sorry, you are probably right about his not enriching the discussion Douglas Carpenter Mar 2013 #22

I understand. It is painful. I don't think a peace agreement is possible either. cali Mar 2013 #25

FWiW azurnoir Mar 2013 #30

Ugh. cali Mar 2013 #31

thank you cali azurnoir Mar 2013 #32