"Zionism"

[C. G. Estabrook]

Of course there are preferences for religious groups (e.g., yeshiva
students) but much more important are the privileges for one racial group,
the majority of whom are not religious.  As the late Israel Shahak was
wont to point out, Israel within the Green Line is a racist state, with
laws similar to those of apartheid South Africa: e.g., racial identity
cards must be carried, no intermarriage is allowed with the dominant
racial group, and none but members of that group can own land in more than
93% of the national territory.  --CGE

On Wed, 18 Jul 2001, Michael Perelman wrote:


> The first step would be to make it a secular state with no preferences for
> religious groups.
> 
> On Wed, Jul 18, 2001 at 07:34:09AM -0700, Brad DeLong wrote:
> > So it seems that lots of people have good ideas as to how 
> > Palestinians are to achieve their rights: Israel should simply 
> > withdraw behind the 1967 border. (But why not the 1947? Or the 1907? 
> > Or the 1867?)
> > 
> > But there is another set of rights at issue here. Presumably Israelis 
> > have a right to live in peace behind secure borders. Does anyone have 
> > a clue as to how that is to be accomplished? Or is the long-term plan 
> > for everyone now in Israel to move to Greater New York?
> > 
> > 
> > Brad DeLong
> 
> -- 
> Michael Perelman
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