For goodness' sake, why can't people just let that little country alone?
Yes, according to what I have read, the current government (and I'm guessing the majority of Israelis) wants the vast majority of people to be Jewish.
They do not want the population profile to be tilted in favor of the Palestinians, and -- quite honestly -- they do not want a large number of refugees from sub-Saharan Africa. (Israel has offered generous financial aid if they will leave. And Israel has even offered to find them a country in Europe that will welcome them.)
Does that constitute "apartheid"? Maybe it does. I do not know. But I feel that Israel has the right to pursue such a policy. Israel does not want the unpleasant ethnic situation that obtains in the United States and many European countries. Who can blame it?
(Yes, I realize this thread is two years old.)
Yes, according to what I have read, the current government (and I'm guessing the majority of Israelis) wants the vast majority of people to be Jewish.
They do not want the population profile to be tilted in favor of the Palestinians, and -- quite honestly -- they do not want a large number of refugees from sub-Saharan Africa. (Israel has offered generous financial aid if they will leave. And Israel has even offered to find them a country in Europe that will welcome them.)
Does that constitute "apartheid"? Maybe it does. I do not know. But I feel that Israel has the right to pursue such a policy. Israel does not want the unpleasant ethnic situation that obtains in the United States and many European countries. Who can blame it?
(Yes, I realize this thread is two years old.)