Israeli Arabs demand binational state
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JERUSALEM, Feb. 22 A coalition of Arab community leaders in Israel has drafted a manifesto demanding the country's Jews share power in a binational state.The Future Vision of the Palestinian Arabs in Israel, written by 40 academics and activists, has gained the support of the Committee of Arab Mayors in Israel and other community leaders. The manifesto demands that Israel ' s 1.4 million Arab citizens receive equal treatment and insists the Arabs are an indigenous group with collective rights, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday. Shawki Khatib, head of the 64-member Arab mayors group, said the document was created as an attempt to document Jewish discrimination against Arabs and spark discussion of how the two groups can coexist.The main message is that we do not accept our situation as second-class citizens, Khatib. We want to change that situation, and we prefer to change it through dialogue.The manifesto sparked angry reactions from some Jewish conservatives.Avigdor Lieberman, a Cabinet member with the Israel Is Our Home Party, said that when faced with the choice between democratic values and maintaining Jewish control of the government, it is more important that we remain a Jewish state.Copyright 2007 by UPI
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answer to the question
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GY ,
Mon, 26 Feb 2007 15:12:37 GMT
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How dare the arabs be equal to israeli people????
It is a non sense.
All world people seek for equality but israeli people. They are over laws, over UN decisions, over ethics, over all..How can they accept equality when they have the possibility to rule the world?
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Israel and Palestine
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peter kirsch ,
Fri, 23 Feb 2007 08:23:07 GMT
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There will never be security for the Jews or peace for the entire middle east until Israel withdraws to the boundaries set by the UN in Nov 1947.
By the way, the continuing persecution of the Palestinians is not making any friends for Israel around the world.
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' Israeli Arabs'
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crustyrusty ,
Fri, 23 Feb 2007 05:15:51 GMT
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i put "israeli arabs" in quotes because ethnic palestinians would be more accurate. lieberman is a nut case like joe lieberman in the u.s. listen to what they say and do the opposite and the situation will improve!
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IsreArab
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jerrygates ,
Fri, 23 Feb 2007 03:11:15 GMT
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Why Souldn't Isreal respect the wishes of Arab citizens? They want equaliy.
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