From: Halupovich Ilana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > From: Adam C. Lipscomb
> <snip>
> <<I think the fact that voting privileges are somewhat race based. I
don't
> think that's enough to declare it not a democracy, because the Arabs who
> live in Israel can vote. Where the asymmetry comes in is the fact that
> Jewish settlers in the West Bank can vote, but Palestinians cannot. So,
it
> is a democratic country semi-permanently occupying another country. It
will
> settle that country, but it cannot annex it while staying a democracy.>>
>
> Only Israeli citizens vote in Israel. What this have to do with race? Is
> there any other country where non-citizens can vote? Palestinians who have
> Israeli citizenship can vote in Israeli elections. Palestinians who have
> Syrian or Jordan or Egypt citizenship can't.
Actually, I think that was Dan M.'s post, not mine. Thanks for the
clarification anyway, though!
Adam C. Lipscomb
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