I'm not talking about nationality as in citizenship but about collective of people sharing a national identity, based on ethnic and cultural ties and self-determination
Ethnic ties? I thought you were claiming it's not an ethnicity.
Anyway, for the sake of argument, let's say you're right. Let's say that Jews are a nation in exile, and that the right of self-determination (a right I champion, by the way) entitles them to their own state. That's still not a defense for Israel's racist and terroristic treatment of Palestinians.
i was saying that it is an ethnicity(nationality) and religion not a race.
It's not a defense and I cannot wait until Israel pulls out of West Bank and treats it as neighboring state. But for that you not only need political will of israeli government but also for palestinian parties to acknowledge the existence of the State of Israel.
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Date: 2009-11-01 09:46 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-11-01 09:50 pm (UTC)Anyway, for the sake of argument, let's say you're right. Let's say that Jews are a nation in exile, and that the right of self-determination (a right I champion, by the way) entitles them to their own state. That's still not a defense for Israel's racist and terroristic treatment of Palestinians.
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Date: 2009-11-01 09:56 pm (UTC)It's not a defense and I cannot wait until Israel pulls out of West Bank and treats it as neighboring state. But for that you not only need political will of israeli government but also for palestinian parties to acknowledge the existence of the State of Israel.