tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640441812647446166.post5505254978889486561..comments2024-03-28T04:26:49.354+00:00Comments on Tony Greenstein's Blog: Is Zionism Racist? Half of Israeli High School Students Oppose Equal Rights for Israeli ArabTony Greensteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14300640929161205370noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640441812647446166.post-60081333621697725632010-03-25T23:31:08.556+00:002010-03-25T23:31:08.556+00:00Quite right. A student poll says nothing about th...Quite right. A student poll says nothing about the legal constitution of a country. <br /><br />The only problem is that Israel deliberately doesn't have a constitution, precisely because it would have to either accord equal rights to its Arab citizens, or alternatively spell out their lack of equality. Solution? Don't have a constitution.<br /><br />For the same reason the borders of the country have never been declared. Quite unique when you think about it for a country but not for a country which still harbours dreams of occupying the Biblical Land of israel 'Eretz Yisrael.'<br /><br />And it's true. The poll does change everytime - for the worse. What our anonymous Zionist fails to explain is WHY some half of high school students have attitudes that would replicate and even 'better' public opinion in anti-Jewish countries. <br /><br />Even in Nazi Germany you would never have had an opinion poll like this.<br /><br />As for the myth of Israeli Arabs having full legal rights. Again only in a formal sense. Every election time the rest of the parties ban Arab parties, a decision which has so far been successfully appealed to the Supreme Court - but for how long given the changing complexion of that body?<br /><br />Where is there any legal right not to be sacked because you are an Arab? No they don't put it like that. Having many jobs depends on army service, which Arabs don't do - in this country that is called indirect discrimination but in Israel indirect and direct discrimination are much the same.<br /><br />Oh and little things like the Judaification of the Galilee, Negev and Jerusalem or differential welfare benefits or targetting Workfare schemes at Arabs or not allowing Arabs to lease, rent or buy 93% of land in Israel (controlled by the JNF/ILA).<br /><br />What was that about full legal rights?Tony Greensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14300640929161205370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640441812647446166.post-19370304423654612012010-03-25T20:22:23.024+00:002010-03-25T20:22:23.024+00:00How does a students poll show the legal constitut...How does a students poll show the legal constitution of a country?<br /><br />The poll results will change every time.<br /><br />All Israeli Arabs have full legal rights under Israeli law , as you well knowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com