This post has no explicit nor implicit support for Israel. It merely shows the fact that Arabs inside Israel live a better life than Arabs in the neighboring countries, including Syria.
Every year, Jordan's tourism counts on 1948's Arabs to boost the sector. Those Israeli Arabs, though discriminated against inside Israel, actually have a relatively high level of human rights and freedoms compared with others in the Arab World. They nominate and get elected to the Knesset (Currently 13 members belonging to 8 different political parties, including the anti-Arab Yisrael Beiteinu. It shows!) . They have the right to, and often do, voice their opinions against the leadership of Israel. They have a Human Development Index of 0.77, which is better than that of those under the Palestinian Authority, Jordanians, Syrians, and Tunisians. They have higher GDP than that of Jordanians, Egyptians, Syrians, Algerians, and Tunisians. Most of them are bilingual (Arabic and Hebrew) and many are trilingual.
Now, there is no need to write about the miserable living conditions of Palestinians under the the PNA or under Hamas. It's awful. But, the question is: If a Palestinian state were to be created, will Palestinians' lives be any better than Arab Israelis by living under yet another oppressive regime, another infestation of corruption, lack of freedoms and rights,...?
Doubtful!
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Interesting point you bring up there.
Lest it be misunderstood that 1948 Arabs are living rosy lives in Israel, it is worth stating again that they are indeed discriminated against by the Israeli government.
Arabs in Israel are second or third class citizens. For example, until the 70s they were not able to be educated in Israeli universities. Even today, we always hear about how Israel demolishes homes of Arabs in various areas around Jerusalem, and how Arab towns in Israel are mostly improvished.
With that in mind, i do understand the point you are bringing up. Your point is that even with the state-level discrimination against Arabs in Israel, their lives might be better than those inside Arab countries. Personally, i don't know which is better, living in a country where the government and population discriminates against you, or in one that you are not discriminated against but everybody is having it bad .... i don't know .. but i might be more leaning towards a state in which i am treated like a full-blown citizen with the same rights as everybody else.
..hmm .. interesting point .. thanks for your contribution.
The issue is not how Palestinians are suffering under PNA or Hamas. These conditions were forced onto them by the occupation. Not by the other Palestinians. They're suffering because of the original problem of occupation.
Yes, some Arabs inside Israel might be living a better life, but they're still discriminated against, and they're still treated as 4th class citizens (if not worse, labeled traitors) and at the first sign of trouble, "We don't want Arabs, kick them out"
Anyway, I'm one of the people who believe that Palestinian issue needs to be resolved by Giving everyone from Jordan River, to the Mediterranean sea equal rights and citizenship. And let time and demographics take its course!
I know it sounds very Gaddafi, but sometimes mad men come up with some brilliant ideas :)
How about you move to Israel as you seem to love it so much. Or maybe we should give the whole of Palestine to the colonisers.
You disgust me.
sasa, I don't think you read the post. Did you?
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