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- #181
OK. So let's review. Two parties that are dominated by people who support terrorism and are in favor of the destruction of the state get banned by the legislature. But the Supreme Court even so overturns it.
And this is supposed to be evidence that Israel is oppressing Arabs?? It ist he very opposite. It is evidence Israel is way too tolerant. Imagine if al Qaeda had a political party whose goals was the destruction of the U.S. Imagine any government tolerating empowerment of a party sworn to its own destruction. In the U.S. any elected official swears an oath of office to the Constitution.
No, the point was shown to be true,but misleading. Which is what I claimed all along.
So you say. However, without sources to back you up all I can say is while your apologistic gymnastics and impressive hyperbole are endlessly amusing, your request to be taken seriously, is denied.
Thank you for your courageous attempt though
Sources to back up what??? I am using your quoted sources!
Then you are using my source very loosely stating as fact things that are not necessarily fact.
The article stated: "The committee accused the Arab parties of incitement, supporting terrorist groups and refusing to recognise Israel's right to exist." An accusation that may or may not be supported by fact. If you search a bit further in the links on the article on the Supreme Court decision, you will find this:
(Attorney General) Mazuz's brief, filed with the High Court of Justice in response to the parties' appeal of the decision, noted that the decision to disqualify the Arab parties was based on "flimsy evidence."
Nowhere in any of my sources is any mention that they support terrorism or refuse to recognize "Israel's right to exist" beyond the allegations made by the commission - allegations you seem to be stating as fact. Since you do so can you support your statements as factual?
Easier to dismiss the argument then try to argue with a straight face that countries ought to tolerate the presence of antithetical parties in their own governments. I'd suggest you run on the Taliban Party in the next Congressional election.
Nice try, but you have a long way to go
Is Israel a democracy? (yes or no?)
Is dissent and opposing political parties part of democracy?
Do either of the parties involved oppose the form of government in Israel (officially characterized as a parlimentary democracy).
Would you suggest to that those American parties that dissented with the majority in the repeal of Jim Crowe legislation be banned too?