Reply #47: oh please. [View All]

[cali]

There are Arabs in every part of Israeli public life. Not enough to be sure, but there are Arab professors and lawyers and politicians and doctors, etc, etc. If Israel is making every effort to to keep Arabs relegated to menial labor, how did that happen? Yes, of course, more- much more- needs to be done in Israel to ensure that Arab citizens are not so discriminated against, but you're engaging in hyperbole.

Your initial point was that Israel was exceptional. As I pointed out, it's not particularly exceptional on the issue in question.

And Jewish Israelis seem to feel a need for a Jewish state. I'd say that their sentiments are more germane to the issue than yours- or mine.