Nathan Newman nathan at newman.org http://www.nathannewman.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "Max Sawicky" <sawicky at bellatlantic.net> To: <lbo-talk at lists.panix.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 4:16 PM Subject: RE: "Zionism"
Civil marriage between Jew and non-Jew is "not allowed" in Israel?
Can a Falasha Ethiopian refugee marry an Askenazi? And if so, is this not racial inter-marriage?
mbs
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
>
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