Israeli Cabinet passes loyalty bill, Arabs angry

[Bismillah]

Loyalty bill! I am Arab and I am angry (but not boiling with rage)! I'm not Israeli, though.

I'm not Arab nor Israeli and I'm angry over this bill, but not boiling either. Almost apathetic really. Alienating the largest minority within a country is not the proper way to go about things.

 

[arimoff]

I'm not Arab nor Israeli and I'm angry over this bill, but not boiling either. Almost apathetic really. Alienating the largest minority within a country is not the proper way to go about things.

To bad, you could really mind your own business but if you really care there are a lot more problems in your Arab countries so start with them otherwise you sound pathetic.

 

[croak]

To bad, you could really mind your own business but if you really care there are a lot more problems in your Arab countries so start with them otherwise you sound pathetic.

He just said he wasn't Arab. Now I won't say you sound pathetic, but I will say you should read what people say and not dismiss what you don't agree with out of hand.

 

[Bismillah]

He just said he wasn't Arab. Now I won't say you sound pathetic, but I will say you should read what people say and not dismiss what you don't agree with out of hand.

But don't you know anyone who opposes Israel must be an evil Aaraab. Everyone knows Israel is a bastion of justice and peace.

 

[croak]

But don't you know anyone who opposes Israel must be an evil Aaraab. Everyone knows Israel is a bastion of justice and peace.

Oh right, how could I forget?

That reminds me of a video I have; can't find it on the Internet anymore. Shame, it was pretty awesome.

 

[dressale]

Unlike their Palestinian brethren in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, Israel’s Arabs are citizens, with the right to vote, travel freely and collect generous social benefits. But they have long suffered from discrimination and second-class status. Arabs make up roughly one-fifth of Israel’s 7 million people.
While the new bill would not force Arab citizens to profess their loyalty, a non-Jewish spouse of any Israeli would have to take the oath in order to receive citizenship.

Israel’s Interior Ministry said several thousand people would be affected by the measure, while Adalah, an Arab advocacy group, said the number was about 25,000. The bill presumably would not affect Jewish newcomers, who automatically receive citizenship under Israel’s ‘Law of Return.’

Roni Schocken, spokesman for the Abraham Fund, a group that promotes coexistence between Israeli Jews and Arabs, said the new legislation added to what is becoming a ‘terrifying’ atmosphere for Arabs. Efforts are under way in parliament, for instance, to punish groups that mourn the ‘Nakba,’ or catastrophe, the term Palestinians use to describe the suffering caused by Israel’s founding.