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| Hugo Drax of "Moonraker" |
While the current citizens of Israel, Jew and Arab alike, will not be affected by the amended Citizenship Law, those seeking asylum in Israel shall be. While, admittedly, all states have clauses whereby new citizens must swear loyalty to the state, none that I know of require loyalty to an ideology or to a foreign ethnicity, namely, the Jewish nature of the State of Israel.
Avigdor wishes to have his Jewish majority and impose its supremacy on the citizens of the state even (if and) when it no longer exists. There is no avoiding the ever-increasing non-Jewish population in our borders and the growing concerns surrounding their rights and responsibilities to the Jewish state. A draconian oath of fealty reminiscent of medieval serfdom ("I will to my lord be true and faithful, and love all which he loves and shun all which he shuns.") will only yield more problems. Creating an environment whereby the Jewish majority serves as a guiding light in a pluralistic society, through liberal democracy, education, and tolerance, will greatly improve Israel's lot in the coming decades.
Then again, perhaps Avigdor, like Hugo Drax, would prefer to engineer a racially pure Jewish state in space instead. It sounds like an equally rational and well thought-out decision.
Addendum (11 October 2010): As proof of the fact that this is not a proposition supported by the whole government, Intelligence Minister Dan Meridor commented along similar lines on Israel Radio (as quoted in Ha'aretz):
"the moment there is a Jewish state, and it is an unprecedented historical success, we should show compassion toward the minorities among us – the way we have always yearned to be treated by others."It is good to hear a voice of reason in the Israeli government.
This article is ridiculous, the whole government, NOT JUST LIEBERMAN, outside of the ("dying in the streets") labor party is trying to push this through. And you are correct it is a ridiculous law because anyone can swear loyalty and then break their meaningless words.
ReplyDeleteIt happened at Oslo, it happened at Camp David, it happened during the period of the road map. Our enemies words are completely untrustworthy.
Additionally, I pose a question. Is it wrong that Israel should want loyal citizens. Citizens that are loyal and accepting to the fact that it is a Jewish state?
Have you already forgotten what happened 65 years ago and for the preceeding 2000 years until we had a state of our own.
And while you will say "that is no reason to occupy another people." and you are correct it isn't, because of the Racist Liberal ideology that the white man is better and that they need to always help the "poor indigenous" that are being threatened the world has completely destroyed the "Palestinian" Arab capacity for success.
The arab neighbors have destroyed it through their hatred of them i.e. Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Syria. And the Liberal un-"intelligentsia" who hide out behind their computers in Gush Dan and all over Europe, New York, LA have destroyed the Palestinian ability for self determination by turning them into the worlds poor darlings and 3rd generation refugees.
What happened to the 100 million refugees after WW2? They picked themselves up, dusted themselves off and did something, its called work and productivity and resiliency. Which the left and the Arabs have taken away from their fellow Palestinian brethren.
Dear Anonymous,
ReplyDeleteHaving slogged my way through your meandering argument, I have the following responses:
1) You use "ridiculous" twice in your opening paragraph, but do you mean to say in the first instance that my article is humorous or an object of ridicule?
2) To answer your question, Israel should require law-abiding citizens who are loyal to the state and its government, not an ideology, i.e.- to the Israeli government not the concept of the Jewish state. To ask otherwise is neo-McCarthean.
3) I have not forgotten Jewish history, whether 65 years past or 2000. What that has to do with this I do not know.
What I do know is that the remainder of your comment is an incoherent, rambling diatribe attempting to defend Israel, demonize liberalism, and exalt what you believe is what's best for the Palestinians. What any of those has to do with the subject at hand, I do not know.
Have the courage, before posting an ill-written, nonsensical response, to put your name to it. Perhaps then it will lend more credence to your flimsy argument.