Trump to relocate embassy to Jerusalem

[De Selby]

Amy,

There aren’t many other countries that have elections there.  Where they do:

Lebanon has Christians and Druze in Government

Iran has Zoroastrians and Jews in Government.

You make a good point about the protests not necessarily being representative - tell you what, can you cite one single Arab Christian or other group in Israel that publicly states it has equal rights? Have you read what these Arab lawmakers are actually saying? (That is, when they’re not responding to calls in parliament to kick them out?)

[Hawkmoon]

Mate, the Druze don’t live in Israel.  Yet they survive among all these purported intolerant muslims, alongside  Christians.

Hello?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Druze

As a religious minority in every country they live in, they have frequently experienced persecution, except in Lebanon and Israel where Druze judges, parliamentarians, diplomats, and doctors occupy the highest echelons of society.

[De Selby]

Hello?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Druze

While that is true (they do live there, I’ve only spotted that I wrote they didn’t just now), they aren’t equal to Jewish members of that country.

https://972mag.com/who-gets-to-vote-in-israels-democracy/58756/

And

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-1.710712

[slugcatcher]

Hmm....

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_citizens_of_Israel#Knesset



Edited to clean up link. -adively

[Scout26]

While that is true (they do live there, I’ve only spotted that I wrote they didn’t just now), they aren’t equal to Jewish members of that country.

https://972mag.com/who-gets-to-vote-in-israels-democracy/58756/

Utter Bullshit.  Gaza and the West Bank are not part of Israel.  If you remember Israel pulled out of Gaza and the West Bank giving them to the Palastinians (the PA in the West Bank and Hamas in Gaza)

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-1.710712

Sorry, I'm not going to pay for a subscription, but the first line in that story is:

The resolution, reached after years of slaughter in Syria and advanced by Assad-supporting council members, strengthens criticism of bias against the council.

Seems to me that it's Muslim Arabs that are oppressing (and killing, based on the word "Slaughter") Druze, not Israel, and not Jews.  You don't get to be Doctors, Lawyers, Judges and MK in Israel if the Jews are "slaughter"ing you or "oppressing" you.

Might there be some bias against Arabs, Christians, and Druze in Israel ??  I'm sure there are some people (Jews, Christians, Druze, Arabs, and Others) there that are less then tolerant of other "groups".   But I bet there are damn few (Jews, Christians, and Druze) that think the "others" should be driven into the sea and or subject to complete genocide....   

[agricola]

Utter Bullshit.  Gaza and the West Bank are not part of Israel.  If you remember Israel pulled out of Gaza and the West Bank giving them to the Palastinians (the PA in the West Bank and Hamas in Gaza)

No, they pulled out of Gaza but continued (and continue) to occupy and build in most of the West Bank (the parts designated "Area C"): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area_C_(West_Bank)