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Connections, Episode 3: Apartheid Israel with Norman Finkelstein
.Israel: Why the apartheid label is not enough
You shouldn't call the government in Ramallah the Palestinian Authority.RE: Israeli Apartheid
SUBTOPIC: Short Perspective
⁜→ P F Tinmore, et al,
In describing the image of the Arab Palestinians in the first quarter of the 21st Century, the most prominent characteristic is their need to be the center of constant attention the most accurate portrayal of them as the victim at the hands of those that will not capitulate to Arab Palestinian demands. The Arab Palestinian see themselves as a special case, that they so desperately require need to alter the definition of behavioral terms so they can be included as deserving special consideration.
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(COMMENT)
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The Arab Palestinian want the greater international community to think of them as disadvantaged candidates for self-determination over that of any other population category.
The Arab Palestinians are in a separate category of people; but, not unique. The State of Emergency that has kept Palestine Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in control is a population that cannot support themselves and cannot institute governmental guidelines that they have discarded. The Arab Palestinians have a group of people who are responsible for governing it; but are unable to successfully perform the normal functions of government and be self-sustaining.
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Most Respectfully,
R
Faiz Abu Shamala: “I wish for Palestinians a fraction of what Israel has. They replace the prime minister and enjoy democracy. Allah gave us a president who butchered democracy, buried our dreams, and swore not to leave until he dies."You shouldn't call the government in Ramallah the Palestinian Authority.
It is not.
Nice deflection.Faiz Abu Shamala: “I wish for Palestinians a fraction of what Israel has. They replace the prime minister and enjoy democracy. Allah gave us a president who butchered democracy, buried our dreams, and swore not to leave until he dies."
https://israelhayom.com/2022/06/21/we-have-no-illusions-about-lapid-premiership-pa-official-says/
Apartheid Palestine.Nice deflection.
(COMMENT)Dr Norman Finkelstein on the 2021 Gaza escalation and Israeli ‘Apartheid’
What has changed and what is the same.RE: Israeli Apartheid
SUBTOPIC: Poor Depiction
⁜→ P F Tinmore, et al,
I must be confused. Dr Finkelstein is talking about Operation Pillar Defense, nearly a decade ago (2012) --- and --- Protective Edge, from 2014.
(COMMENT)
So, what is the point of this presentation?
Most Respectfully,
R
Dr Finkelstein who has no credentials regarding the Middle East was denied tenure and has been unemployed for many years. He’s a crackpot.RE: Israeli Apartheid
SUBTOPIC: Poor Depiction
⁜→ P F Tinmore, et al,
I must be confused. Dr Finkelstein is talking about Operation Pillar Defense, nearly a decade ago (2012) --- and --- Protective Edge, from 2014.
(COMMENT)
So, what is the point of this presentation?
Most Respectfully,
R
(COMMENT)#SupportPalestine #BDS #Yemen #Kashmir #Assange
@ChristineJameis
Irish MEP Clare Daly: "It was Britain that planted the seeds of Israel’s apartheid regime in Palestine.”
What a bunch of baloney!
Just to exemplify how low the guy went....
One of his main claims, is that Israeli passports indicate ones nationality and religion,
and his proof is a picture of random Israeli Id from the web, that says "Judith",
under the section, wait for it... wait for it - "mother's name".
Yet omits the clear '*******' under the nationality section,
no Israeli ID indicates race, ethnicity, or religion.
Yet both Palestinian govt's issue passports identifying their citizens by religion.
Since no Jews are allowed under their rule, these are meant to identify the Christian minority:
"Funny" how he doesn't mention that...
And this is just one example, summing up the nature of the 'apartheid' libel,
ironically the ridiculous lies and fallacies issued against Israel as 'poof'
actually describe the normal reality under the Arab rule.
Quiet ridiculous how self-defeating what he claims:
- "Israel, as state of the Jewish Nation is unique, no alike in the world" - indeed, there's no other Jewish state, no other Greek state, no other Slovak nor other Turkish states in the world - but there're actually 16 nation-states. With several of them specifically Arab, and this is exactly how both the Arab governments define 'the state of Palestine' and demand it to be - Arab nation state.
- "two citizenship laws" - no such thing, that's bold disinformation.
- "Laws allow Israelis to discriminate on basis of race/religion" - he himself referred to explicitly the laws banning that, and a case where a claimant successfully sued a business and received monetary compensation by referring to that very same law in court While PA and Hamas legislation is explicitly based on Sharia.
- "Arab towns don't get subsidies, no libraries, parks etc. as a policy" - no such policy and no such law would pass. Many Arabs traditionally vote for the Orthodox parties, because they're not part of their constant family feuds. For decades one of main complaints among Arab citizens has been the abysmal corruption of their candidates.
- "Admission committees in most Jewish towns allow to discriminate against Arabs and handicapped" - seriously....?
I won't even answer the ridiculous handicapped blood libel, that's just beyond any intellectual level. There's almost no city in Israel without Arab population - as much as Tel-Aviv which is not listed among 'mixed cities' because it has below 10% Arab population (5%) so are others. The acceptance commissions only exist in some small communal villages, that are usually either 'Green projects' or inhabited by the startup high-tech sector. Arabs are over represented in the industry, and no such committee can reject them based on their ethnicity, Arabs live in various such high-income communities with Jews and others, and vote predominantly left.
- "No unemployment benefits for Arabs, no offices of social services in Arab towns, security at the entrance to offices is to keep Arabs out, and no documents in Arabic" - that's why so many guards employed to check the bags at the entrance are Arabs, and why from a swift look I count at least 15 branches of just the social security alone in Arab towns? Services are given not only in Hebrew and Arabic but also Amharic and every office is accessible for the hearing impaired. That's the law in my orthodox neighborhood every sign has Arabic and English in addition to Hebrew.
- "No Arabs allowed in swimming pools, ID check at the entrance is to ban Arabs" - again, is that why so many Arabs are lifeguards? The ID check is for municipal benefits, my grandpa and a 75 y.o. Mustafa living in his neighborhood go to the same closed beach with a pool, one to swim the other to fish on the wave breaker, they enter for free because they're elderly, others pay something symbolic, but I have to pay to pay some 20 NIS, or 3$, not because I'm Arab or Jew, but because I come from another town. 2 minutes walk to either side is wild beach open to all. Only a week ago, a group of Arab girls tried to drown an orthodox woman in a public swimming pool.
- "Education budget in the Arab sector is 4-times less than in predominantly Jewish cities, Arabs are prevented, and absent from medical and technological faculties" - all it takes is to visit Israeli hospitals, social service offices and the high-tech industry. Arabs students are over-represented in all Israeli academia, 17% of students in Israel are Arabs being only 20% of all population, specifically in medicine and social services faculties The difference even the Arab MK's themselves claim is twice, not four times, overall $5,000 a year, calculated as if every Arab citizen applicable for education is actually sent to school by the family, while comparing that to the budget invested in every actual student who's non-Arab in the country. More so the population with most proportion of degrees are Christian Arabs.
- "Jews don't want Arabs to go to Al-Aqsa" - is that why Muslims literally riot to prevent Jews from even drinking water on the Temple Mount, let alone dare pray? Who even gave the keys to the Waqf?
- "Arabs only allowed menial jobs in IDF" - like an official spokesperson, Army radio host? Brigade commander or Maj. Gen. Commander? Or maybe a regional police commander? Or that special unit for the Bedouin trackers?
- "Emergency defense regulations are renewed yearly against Arabs, allowing Jewish protests while banning any protest by Arabs" - this is coming from the people who usually raise the the PA and the Communist flags in Tel-Aviv and other universities...? The law is actually a regulation from the mandate period, actually directed against Jewish militias. Since the 70's it was applied a handful of times in the mid 80's as economic regulations applying to all.
- "When asked, Arabs prefer Israeli rule, because they don't want to move anywhere" - when so called "ultra-nationalist" MK Leiberman suggested the Northern Triangle become part of an independent Palestinian state, all Arab MK's screamed in protest. Because in reality Israeli Arabs overwhelmingly prefer to remain Israelis, than become part of any Arab state. They've been bragging about their mansions and sport cars for decades, while making scenes for aid on al-Jazeerah for decades, and that's why the 'cream arabs' nickname on Arab social media is used not for the Emirates for some reason...
- "Arabs are locked in this situation, neither can become Jews nor immigrate" - well, guess he should tell that former Hizballah commander who became a Rabbi, but not only that.; that wouldn't be as ridiculously a self defeating line of argument if not for - the main source of growth of the Arab population in Israel : immigration from PA and Gaza into Israeli towns.
Now,
lemme get this -
this is your "proof" of accusations rejected even by the UN?
Ironically, every single lie and fallacy he uses is a self-defeating argument,
detailing the exact reasons for opposition to Arab rule even among Arabs themselves.
