Israel and the Nuclear Option

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4. I don't consider Israel a real democracy because they don't let the Palestinians vote.


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What do you mean not based in reality? The reality is there are two sides to the issue and shouldn't someone be taking the Palestinians side in this thread? Or can your side just not stand up to debate?

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The problem with people like you is that you don't know the facts. Arabs are allowed to vote in israel. How many jews are allowed to vote in iran??

Did you know that there is an arab on israel's supreme court? his name is Salim Jubran. How many jews do you think would be allowed on the iranian or syrian supreme court??

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I will admit that I didn't know that an arab was on the Isreali Supreme court, but I did know that Israeli Arabs had the right to vote. But you'll notice that I didn't say Arabs couldn't vote, I said Palestinians couldn't vote. The Palestinians far outnumber the Israeli Arabs and the primary reason Israel won't let them vote is so Israel can keep dominating the Palestinians without regard to their well being. And in case anyone tries to argue that it is a geographical difference (Palestine and Israel are separate countries), settlers in the West Bank can vote.

And to answer your point about Iran letting Jews vote, I bet they do to the extent that Iran is a democracy and not run by the Mullahs. I'm not aware of a significant Jewish community in Iran, but if there are a few living there, they probably fly under the radar. But even if they didn't let Jews vote, two wrongs don't make a right.