History News Network

Breaking News

Departments

Deja vu — Judith Apter Klinghoffer

Judith Apter Klinghoffer

MIDDLE EAST APARTHEID

Mike Perloff clearly had enough of the fashionable, if baseless, reference to Israel as an Apartheid state. So, he left this post on my site. I thought it is worthy of sharing:

====================================== A Lesson About Middle East Apartheid ====================================== Which group being compared in the chart below appears to be engaged in the practice of Apartheid?
Read the chart and reach your own conclusions.
The identity of each group appears at the end. ====================================== Official languages

Group 1: Arabic & Hebrew Group 2: Arabic
Religious minorities
Group 1: Growing Group 2: Shrinking
Both Mosques and Synagogues allowed
Group 1: Yes Group 2: No
Education/Medical care for all
Group 1: Yes Group 2: No
Arab & Jewish judges
Group 1: Yes Group 2: No
Arabs & Jews in government
Group 1: Yes Group 2: No
Arabs & Jews in diplomatic corps
Group 1: Yes Group 2: No
Arabs & Jews on sports teams
Group 1: Yes Group 2: No
Arabs & Jews can serve in army and
police Group 1: Yes Group 2: No
Arab & Jewish civilian killings condemned
Group 1: Yes Group 2: No
Arabs & Jews allowed to buy homes
Group 1: Yes Group 2: No
People are killed for selling homes or property to members of the other group
Group 1: No Group 2: Yes
Children taught respect for life
Group 1: Yes Group 2: No
Children taught martyrdom & hate
Group 1: No Group 2: Yes

====================================== Notes:
a) The last two items on the chart (What children are taught) may appear to be subjective but a reading of translations of schoolbooks and children's TV programs clearly support the information as presented.
b) Group 1 has been under siege and threatened by wars and terrorism since before its independence. Twenty percent of its citizens share the same culture and religion as Group 2.
c) Group 2 kills or commits ethnic cleansing of any members of Group 1 under its jurisdiction. They demand no members of Group 1 be allowed to live in areas in which they may become sovereign. They also accuse Group 1 of practicing Apartheid
Prepare yourself.
Group 1 - ISRAELIS
Group 2 - ARABS
If the information in the chart is correct,it would appear that while Israel is accused of Apartheid,it is the Arabs who practice it. ========================================================
Don’t trust any of this information! Do your own research.
It's easy and not a matter of interpretation or bias. For example:
Either Arab Israeli citizens are increasing in number and serve as Israeli diplomats, judges, and government ministers, or they don't! & Either the Arab leadership demands the removal of Jewish communities from areas they hope to eventually govern, or they don’t!

Posted on Sunday, November 11, 2007 at 1:16 PM | Comments (0) | Return

Home Newsletter Submissions Advertising Donations Archives Internships About Us FAQs Contact Us All Articles