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In reply to the discussion: Israel is not a democracy [View all]shira
(30,109 posts)74. Why is this so difficult? Their stated enemies are the Jews. That's a fact. n/t
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What bullshit. Do you even understand the parliamentary form of government they have?
still_one
Feb 2015
#2
"there is no unified secular culture that knits together these various different peoples."
King_David
Feb 2015
#3
"The country has imposed the most crude and brutal form of military rule on at least one
R. Daneel Olivaw
Feb 2015
#15
From 1948 until 1966, the Palestinian citizens of Israel were subjected to a military regime,
R. Daneel Olivaw
Feb 2015
#20
I'm not sure what alternate universe you got that from, but I will restate...
R. Daneel Olivaw
Feb 2015
#57
Criticism of Israel is one thing. Pro-Hamas, Jew-hating incitement & propaganda....
shira
Feb 2015
#58
As a yid, I take exception to the argument of anti-Israel; BUT, I do NOT condone evil in our names.
laserhaas
Feb 2015
#62
"I noticed that almost all of the op's examples were from the occupied territories..."
R. Daneel Olivaw
Feb 2015
#98
Be careful, azurnoir. Dave might tell you that you are not allowed to post your thoughts...
R. Daneel Olivaw
Feb 2015
#11
The fundamentally anti-democratic nature of Israel was once again illustrated this week
R. Daneel Olivaw
Feb 2015
#16
Jewish settlers in West Bank are treated as Israeli citizens and subjected to Israel civil law
R. Daneel Olivaw
Feb 2015
#19
The article was published August 1 2014 at the height of Proctive Edge and at a time when Hamas
azurnoir
Feb 2015
#47
I already answered you and I am not afraid as you claim but I have already answered
azurnoir
Feb 2015
#75
Asa Winstsnely is another expert who has adopted another people's cause and made it his own.
King_David
Feb 2015
#29
It's odd, dave, that you believe you have the right to exclude people from the I/P conflict.
R. Daneel Olivaw
Feb 2015
#30
So then you are assigning a right to speech based solely upon ethnicity and Religion...
R. Daneel Olivaw
Feb 2015
#37
Countering a Jew hater's points like the OP's Asa Wistanley is as much a waste of time....
shira
Feb 2015
#49
Interesting article especially this part about IDF censoring of the news especially about the rocket
azurnoir
Feb 2015
#43
so you're saying once again Hamas attacks only Jews not Israeli's or Israel itself?
azurnoir
Feb 2015
#60
So? Both are correct. Their goal is to attack Jews, whether in Israel or outside Israel....
shira
Feb 2015
#71
to claim Hamas is trying to attack only Jews and in other places such as New York is ridiculous
azurnoir
Feb 2015
#73
I'm saying Hamas's enemy is Israel you might add the PA too at least on occasion
azurnoir
Feb 2015
#78
So you're claiming the Israeli Bedouin killed by a Hamas rocket was a victim of friendly fire?
azurnoir
Feb 2015
#93
Liberal critics of Israel aren't pro-Hamas like Wistanley, or Yvonne Ridley. n/t
shira
Feb 2015
#116
In the youtube link provided, Sand makes it pretty clear he is referring to politics.
R. Daneel Olivaw
Feb 2015
#138
Sand is on record stating anti-semitism no longer exists in the western world....
shira
Feb 2015
#130
Nope I do not, Sand is an interesting character as are his writtings regardless of of whether or not
azurnoir
Feb 2015
#135
as I said I find him interesting and you've not yet named antisemitic memebers of the US
azurnoir
Feb 2015
#137
Which was Sand's point, but some gloss over that to accuse him of saying something he didn't.
R. Daneel Olivaw
Feb 2015
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