----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 12:34
AM
Subject: RE: BRIN-L digest 1823 Free the
Netherlands!
From: Adam C. Lipscomb
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<<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?
A Jew from Queens can quickly become an
Israelie citizen. A Palastinian in East Jerusalem is not a citizen, even
if his family had lived in East Jerusalem for 10 generations. That is
race based.
Dan M.
