Originally posted by twhitehead
But is it worse than discrimination against other minorities? Is discrimination against Jews in any way unique, or are humans in general just prone to discriminating? In addition, Jews in Israel are also guilty of discrimination in various forms - running an apartheid system as despicable as the one South Africa used to have.
Well, the African Apartheid system was based on the idea that white men were intrinsically superior to black men.
In Israel, the Apartheid system is not based on racial superiority but based on the will to survive. Remember, Israel is surrounded by over 100 million 'Arabs' for want of a better word, who have avowed at one time or another, to kill all Jews and the nation of Israel in particular.
Their Apartheid system is based on the desire to continue to be alive, nothing to do with racial superiority.
The constitution of the Palestinian government right from the top has avowed the destruction of Israel and the same with Iran. If I was in charge and a systemic hatred of Jews were announced that way for the whole world to see, I would not want Palestinians or Iranians in my part of the world either.
Not that there are not atrocities committed by the Israeli's. They go overboard sometimes, for instance, throwing gasoline to the flames by continuing to build settlements in area's considered Palestinian lands,
And leaving the Palestinians with water not fit for crops much less drinking,
But the 'Arabs' started it, the very next day the country of Israel started, 24 hours later they were attacked on several fronts in the '47 wars.
It seems people conveniently forget all that bad blood and now revile Israel for acting the way it does.
I don't condone it but I certainly understand where they are coming from.