Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu took to social media to apologise for last year’s notorious election-day comment, when he warned that “the Arabs are coming out to vote in droves” – a reference to the fifth of Israel’s population who are Palestinian.
In videos released last week in English and Hebrew, Netanyahu urged Palestinian citizens to become more active in public life. They needed to “work in droves, study in droves, thrive in droves”, he said. “I am proud of the role Arabs play in Israel’s success”.
In videos released last week in English and Hebrew, Netanyahu urged Palestinian citizens to become more active in public life. They needed to “work in droves, study in droves, thrive in droves”, he said. “I am proud of the role Arabs play in Israel’s success”.
Pointedly, Ayman Odeh, head of the Palestinian-dominated Joint List party, noted that 100,000 Bedouin citizens could not watch the video because Israel denies their communities electricity, internet connections and all other services.
Swiftly and predictably, the reality of life for Israel’s 1.7 million Palestinians upstaged Netanyahu’s fine words.
In a radio interview, Moti Dotan, the head of the Lower Galilee regional council, sent a message to his Palestinian neighbours: “I don’t want them at my [swimming] pools.” Sounding like a mayor in the southern United States during the Jim Crow-era, he added: “Their culture of cleanliness isn’t the same as ours. Why is that racist?”
UNMASKING ISRAELI RACISM
Netanyahu is worried about a backlash in the West, including growing support for the boycott movement,
A fifth of Israel's population are Israeli Arabs, not Palestinians.
Many call themselves palestinians and as such should lose their Israeli citizenship, and all the benefits that go with it. So no more welfare, free education, free medical and priority over others they go to the back of the queue and wait their turn. Those that dont like it can always go to gaza and be welcomed by hamas
That is right, they'd be treated like dirt. Um, they are Palestinians, just because some Zionist changed the name of the land they are on, does not mean the people are changed into Isralies.
I guess if Mexico takes over Texas, the Texans will now become Mexican, and have to call it Mexico?? You crack me up how you idolize the Isralies, oh wait why don't they call the country Judea, since that is where the jews were from. Too funny.
No zionist changed the name of the land it was called palestine from 70 C.E. by the Roman invaders, it was the arab muslims that changed its name to south Syria because palestine and palestinian were dirty wrods used t5o describle the Jews. The people take the nationality from the country they elect to live in, and if they refise to do so then they should be refused the rights that go with the title. Just as 78% of palestine became Jordan so 22% became Israel. Dont see you complaining about the 78% do we, is that because it is against your islamic laws ?
You seem to think that it is what should be done to the Jews so that when you get an atomic seapon you will be able to wipe out the Jews in one fell swoop.
If Texas goes back to Mexico then it will become Texas, Mexico and the inhabitants will become Mexican citizens. No more American welfare, American taxes or American laws and they will be called wet backs as an insult by the Americans.
I dont idolise the Israelis like you idolise the islamonazi child murdering arab muslims, I just call for the same laws to apply equally to all and for rabid nazi raciam toi be stamped out, by force of arms in that is what it takes.