Comments on: An Israel for all its citizens rather than an Israel for all Jews

By: Larry Stillman

Larry Stillman — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 06:24:08 +0000

Regrettably, the problems of the US and its budget do not seem to enter into the minds of some people who think that they will always have uncritical US support.

By: Mohan replies Marky

Mohan replies Marky — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 23:37:26 +0000

What the Zionist commemntators don’t seem to realise that the status quo – continued expansion of settlement, displacement of Palestinians – is unteneable. Israel can contine with military, economic support of the US. But the US is paying the price of such support and sooner or latter will stop or be unable to fund and arm Israel. It is sunk waist-deep in two wars and is fighting a covert war in Pakistan. What these wars will do to its economy is not clear but they are not likely to help it recover from the recession.

The situation will be that Israel will be left with stretched out defending an large extended group of settlements with an huge military, security machinery that will be a millstone round its neck. What then ?

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By: Daneil Gordis

Daneil Gordis — Sun, 09 May 2010 02:31:10 +0000

I don’t know if anyone actually read his books. He was as liberal and left as Larry if not more; filling IDF trenches, sleeping in Pa villages to stop IDF gunfire demonstrating etc but actually made aliya instead of standing on his soap box across the ocean and learnt while living as an Israeli what Israel is really about.

http://danielgordis.org/books/saving-israel-how-the-jewish-people-can-win-a-war-that-may-never-end/

By: jimmy

jimmy — Thu, 06 May 2010 03:16:01 +0000

Forget all the theoretical arguments. Israel is for Jews, PERIOD. Arabs are increasing naturally at a rate much faster than Haredi and secular Israelis. Current demographics will have them taking Israel over in the future. Israel can not be an open democracy and remain a Jewish state. Arabs can not be allowed to determine Israel’s character. That is an ignorant pipe dream of moonbat idealists. The reality is that Arabs want to destroy Israel – either by ballot or bullet.

By: Chaim

Chaim — Wed, 05 May 2010 23:02:58 +0000

Nor is Iran Arab. They are both Muslim though .. Are they a block of countries similar in most respects despite their ethnic origins?

By: ariel

ariel — Wed, 05 May 2010 22:58:52 +0000

Chaim,
sorry to be a stickler, but Turkey is not Arab. They are European Muslims, like the Bosnians, albeit with a bit more Arab influence due to their proximity to Arab countries.

By: Chaim

Chaim — Wed, 05 May 2010 20:12:56 +0000

for some reason I can not put up links…

Note that the two near secular Arab states are realigning themselves and becoming more Islamic fundamentalist by the day – Turkey and Egypt. But I guess any Palestinian state and Israeli Arabs for that matter will always remain secular and nice to its Jewish brothers.

By: Refugee

Refugee — Wed, 05 May 2010 13:57:47 +0000

ALmoni: I do not think you can compare American Jewry prior to WWII and now – now it is vast, complex and is some areas flourishing. Assimilation is however again rampant among reform and secular Jews and many Jews (like in Australia) believe their only connection to Judaism other than by name is via Israel. American Jews can stand up with confidence and optimism now only because of Israel as a back up.

By: Almoni

Almoni — Wed, 05 May 2010 13:21:28 +0000

Uh, refugee, it may well be that Australian Jewry has been strengthened by connection with Israel, but its a far claim for the existence of American Jewry which had a strong, vibrant and independent existence well before the state of Israel.
I have dealt with the issue of the law of return in the longer article which I noted in a post above.