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There are 2 million muslim, mostly arab, citizens who are officially and legally equal to jews. They are distinct from the arabs in Gaza or the west bank, who a

There are 2 million muslim, mostly arab, citizens who are officially and legally equal to jews. They are distinct from the arabs in Gaza or the west bank, who are not citizens.

ceejayoz 5mo ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Penalty_for_Terrorists_Law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Penalty_for_Terrorists_L... > The law imposes the death penalty on persons convicted of fatal terrorist attacks. In military courts, the death penalty is the "default"; only Palestinians are tried. In civilian courts, both Israelis and Palestinians are tried, but the law applies only to those who "'intentionally cause the death of a person with the aim of denying the existence of the State of Israel'—a definition designed to exclude Jewish terrorists". It therefore "effectively enshrines capital punishment for Palestinians alone". And to preempt the "but that's Palestinians, not Israeli Arabs" bit, nope: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terms_for_Palestinian_citizens_of_Israel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terms_for_Palestinian_citizens... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_citizens_of_Israel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_citizens_of_Israel lists all sorts of other smaller inequities: > In 2005, the Follow-Up Committee for Arab Education said that the Israeli government spent an average of $192 a year on Arab students compared to $1,100 for Jewish students. > In the 2002 budget, Israel's health ministry allocated Arab communities less than 1% of its 277 m-shekel (£35m) budget (1.6 m shekels {£200,000}) to develop healthcare facilities.
- perpetualpear 5mo ago
  I don't think I implied they are not discriminated. But they do, generally, enjoy the same rights. I just thought to correct what I perceive as factually incorrect.
  - ceejayoz 5mo ago
    These are explicit government actions, not random civilians doing discrimination.

There are 2 million muslim, mostly arab, citizens who are officially and legally equal to jews. They are distinct from the arabs in Gaza or the west bank, who are not citizens.

ceejayoz 5mo ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Penalty_for_Terrorists_Law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Penalty_for_Terrorists_L... > The law imposes the death penalty on persons convicted of fatal terrorist attacks. In military courts, the death penalty is the "default"; only Palestinians are tried. In civilian courts, both Israelis and Palestinians are tried, but the law applies only to those who "'intentionally cause the death of a person with the aim of denying the existence of the State of Israel'—a definition designed to exclude Jewish terrorists". It therefore "effectively enshrines capital punishment for Palestinians alone". And to preempt the "but that's Palestinians, not Israeli Arabs" bit, nope: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terms_for_Palestinian_citizens_of_Israel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terms_for_Palestinian_citizens... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_citizens_of_Israel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_citizens_of_Israel lists all sorts of other smaller inequities: > In 2005, the Follow-Up Committee for Arab Education said that the Israeli government spent an average of $192 a year on Arab students compared to $1,100 for Jewish students. > In the 2002 budget, Israel's health ministry allocated Arab communities less than 1% of its 277 m-shekel (£35m) budget (1.6 m shekels {£200,000}) to develop healthcare facilities.

perpetualpear 5mo ago
I don't think I implied they are not discriminated. But they do, generally, enjoy the same rights. I just thought to correct what I perceive as factually incorrect.
- ceejayoz 5mo ago
  These are explicit government actions, not random civilians doing discrimination.