Shusha
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I am not dismissing anything. But why is everytime Palestinian culture is brought up we can't discuss it without "what abouts"? We were talking about one particular region and it's future and that of its minority culture so you are demanding we talk about about preserving all cultures...in order to not be hypocritical. Right what about Basque culture and Inuit culture....and so forth. Why are you only concerned about Jewish culture?We are not talking about there. we are talking about a very tiny group of people who call themselves Palestinians and their identity. Why is it so important to deny them that?... the Palestinian identity on the other side of the river is "now Jews allowed", on 78% of that land and no one seems to raise a brow.
Exactly. Where are the people crying about the loss of Jewish identity (nevermind actual Jews) in Gaza, in Judea and Samaria, in Jordan and Syria and Iraq and Iran and Tunisia and Morocco, etc, etc etc?
Who is fighting for the Jewish identity there?
We are speaking, broadly, of how to preserve and protect identities of minority cultures in nations built around a different culture.
If you don't CARE to address how Jewish identity should be preserved in Gaza and in Judea and Samaria and in Jordan and Syria and Iran and Iraq and in Tunisia and Morocco, why should we believe that your motivation is to preserve minority cultural identities? Seems rather hypocritical of you to demand the preservation of Arab Palestinian culture while dismissing the preservation of Jewish culture in places where Jews are a minority.
I am not only concerned about Jewish culture. In fact, I'm the only one on this board who constantly brings up other cultures and other national liberation movements in an attempt to create a set of objective standards which should apply to all States.
The standard thus far in the world is that minority cultures can and do exist in States built around a different culture. There is no conflict or moral dilemma with this idea. Except when it comes to the Arab Palestinians and suddenly the rules have changed.
There is no problem having a State of India built around Hindu culture but with a minority of Muslims. There is no problem with having a State of Canada with a minority French culture. There is no problem having a British culture with an Indian population. There is no problem with having a State of Iran with a Jewish population.
So why is it a problem having a State of Israel, a State built around Jewish culture with an Arab Palestinian population?