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True or False:I doubt it.
Prove me wrong by answering this question:
"What kind of Democracy divides its citizens into two kinds?"
"Uri Avnery, a peace activist and former member of the parliament, said the current nationality system gave Jews living abroad a far greater stake in Israel than its 1.3 million Arab citizens.
"The State of Israel cannot recognize an 'Israeli' nation because it is the state of the 'Jewish' nation . . . it belongs to the Jews of Brooklyn, Budapest and Buenos Aires, even though these consider themselves as belonging to the American, Hungarian or Argentine nations."
Jonathan Cook, "'Israeli Nation' vs. 'Jewish State'"
Why does the Jewish State refuse to recognize an Israeli nationality?
"A nation may refer to a community of people who share a common language, culture, ethnicity, descent, or history. In this definition, a nation has no physical borders.
However, it can also refer to people who share a common territory and government (for example the inhabitants of a sovereign state) irrespective of their ethnic make-up."
Nation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this case, Cook is using the two meanings interchageably in order to express his hate for Israel and for Jews.
Bogus yet soooooo typical.
Citizens of any country (nation) are by definition of that nationality ... no state recognition of that fact is required!
The Jewish State belongs to the Jewish nation, including the Jews of the diaspora.
In other words:
"The State of Israel cannot recognize an 'Israeli' nation because it is the state of the 'Jewish' nation . . . it belongs to the Jews of Brooklyn, Budapest and Buenos Aires, even though these consider themselves as belonging to the American, Hungarian or Argentine nations."
Jonathan Cook, "'Israeli Nation' vs. 'Jewish State'"
Let's jump to the bottom line for a moment. Are you positing that Israel, as a Jewish State, is not nor can it be a democracy?