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Israel/Palestine

Little Tich

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16. Are you using the Chewbacca defense? n/t

Reply to oberliner (Reply #15)

Fri Aug 26, 2016, 12:12 AM

Aug 2016

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If Israel’s Occupation Is Permanent, Why Isn’t It the Same as Apartheid? [View all] Little Tich Aug 2016 OP

The OP continued: Little Tich Aug 2016 #1

Because the Palestinians in the occupied territory aren't officially israeli citizens. DetlefK Aug 2016 #2

That's what I call it.. Glamrock Aug 2016 #3

Silly article. The Palestinians could've agreed to their own state many times over the decades.... shira Aug 2016 #4

So would it be more correct to call it a temporary state of Apartheid that has existed for almost 50 Little Tich Aug 2016 #5

It's not Apartheid. We've been over this but you're pretending we didn't. n/t shira Aug 2016 #7

Let's look at the validity of the Apartheid analogy one more time just for the fun of it: Little Tich Aug 2016 #10

A pseudo-academic study written by 1-state advocates, not neutral academics. shira Aug 2016 #11

Oh, what the heck - here's another from Human Rights Watch: Little Tich Aug 2016 #12

And yet, HRW doesn't call it Apartheid. Go figure... n/t shira Aug 2016 #13

They're just describing the "separate but unequal" political "two tier system" that discriminates Little Tich Aug 2016 #14

You should ask HRW why they refrain from using the term 'Apartheid'. shira Aug 2016 #17

Because all Israeli citizens have the same rights regardless of race, religion, or ethnicity oberliner Aug 2016 #6

The OP is about the West Bank, not Israel. n/t Little Tich Aug 2016 #9

No it's not oberliner Aug 2016 #15

Are you using the Chewbacca defense? n/t Little Tich Aug 2016 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author Little Tich Aug 2016 #8

because an occupation between belligerent parties ericson00 Aug 2016 #18

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