Task force to battle racism against Ethiopian Jews holds first meeting

[Preacher]

The Jerusalem Post

Finally! Its time Israel learns to accept diversity and learn tolerance for their fellow negro jewish brothers and sisters!

 

[MisterBeale]

Bullshit.

You're shitting us.

There's no racism in Israel. GTF outta here.

 

[fanger]

¨Governmental task force to battle racism against Non-Israelis holds first meeting¨


Nah, still another generation away

 

[RoccoR]

fanger, et al,

Help me out here.

¨Governmental task force to battle racism against Non-Israelis holds first meeting¨
Nah, still another generation away

(QUESTION)

Which member of the Arab League would you like Israel to emulate in terms of citizenship diversity? Which member of the Arab League, in the Middle East, represents the a country with the best diversity in terms of culture and religion? (Datum below from CIA - The World Factbook)

People and Society :: LEBANON
Ranked #67 on the UN Human Development Index 2015 Report

• Ethnic groups:

Arab 95%, Armenian 4%, other 1%
note: many Christian Lebanese do not identify themselves as Arab but rather as descendents of the ancient Canaanites and prefer to be called Phoenicians
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• Religions:

Muslim 54% (27% Sunni, 27% Shia), Christian 40.5% (includes 21% Maronite Catholic, 8% Greek Orthodox, 5% Greek Catholic, 6.5% other Christian), Druze 5.6%, very small numbers of Jews, Baha'is, Buddhists, Hindus, and Mormons

Note: 18 religious sects recognized (2012 est.)
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People and Society :: SYRIA
Ranked #134 on the UN Human Development Index 2015 Report

• Ethnic groups:

Arab 90.3%, Kurds, Armenians, and other 9.7%
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• Religions:

Muslim 87% (official; includes Sunni 74% and Alawi, Ismaili, and Shia 13%), Christian 10% (includes Orthodox, Uniate, and Nestorian), Druze 3%, Jewish (few remaining in Damascus and Aleppo)
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People and Society :: JORDAN
Ranked #80 on the UN Human Development Index 2015 Report

• Ethnic groups:

Arab 98%, Circassian 1%, Armenian 1%
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• Religions:

Muslim 97.2% (official; predominantly Sunni), Christian 2.2% (majority Greek Orthodox, but some Greek and Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations), Buddhist 0.4%, Hindu 0.1%, Jewish <.1, folk religion <.1, unaffiliated <.1, other <.1 (2010 est.)
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People and Society :: SAUDI ARABIA

Ranked #39 on the UN Human Development Index 2015 Report

• Ethnic groups:

Arab 90%, Afro-Asian 10%
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• Religions:

Muslim (official; citizens are 85-90% Sunni and 10-15% Shia), other (includes Eastern Orthodox, Protestant, Roman Catholic, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, and Sikh) (2012 est.)

•• Note: Despite having a large expatriate community of various faiths (more than 30% of the population), most forms of public religious expression inconsistent with the government-sanctioned interpretation of Sunni Islam are restricted; non-Muslims are not allowed to have Saudi citizenship and non-Muslim places of worship are not permitted (2013)
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People and Society :: EGYPT
Ranked #108 on the UN Human Development Index 2015 Report

• Ethnic groups:

Egyptian 99.6%, other 0.4% (2006 census)
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Religions:

Muslim (predominantly Sunni) 90%, Christian (majority Coptic Orthodox, other Christians include Armenian Apostolic, Catholic, Maronite, Orthodox, and Anglican) 10% (2012 est.)
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People and Society :: PALESTINE - WEST BANK
Ranked #113 on the UN Human Development Index 2015 Report

• Ethnic groups:

Palestinian Arab and other 83%, Jewish 17%
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• Religions:

Muslim 80.0 - 85.0% (predominantly Sunni), Jewish 12.0 - 14.0%, Christian 1.0 - 2.5% (mainly Greek Orthodox), other, unaffiliated, unspecified <1.0%

Note: the proportion of Christians continues to fall mainly as a result of the growth of the Muslim population but also because of the migration and the declining birth rate of the Christian population (2012 est.)
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People and Society :: PALESTINE - GAZA STRIP
Ranked #113 on the UN Human Development Index 2015 Report

• Ethnic groups:

Palestinian Arab
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• Religions:

Muslim 98.0 - 99.0% (predominantly Sunni), Christian <1.0%, other, unaffiliated, unspecified <1.0%

Note: dismantlement of Israeli settlements was completed in September 2005; Gaza has had no Jewish population since then (2012 est.)
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THEN --- compare it to:

People and Society :: ISRAEL
Ranked #18 on the UN Human Development Index 2015 Report

• Ethnic groups:

Jewish 75% (of which Israel-born 74.4%, Europe/America/Oceania-born 17.4%, Africa-born 5.1%, Asia-born 3.1%), non-Jewish 25% (mostly Arab) (2013 est.)
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Religions:

Jewish 75%, Muslim 17.5%, Christian 2%, Druze 1.6%, other 3.9% (2013 est.)
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When the diversity of Israel is challenged by pro-Palestinians, they never mention which ARAB STATE has the better track record. Israel may not be prefect, but it is a damn site better than any Regional Arab League State.

Which one of the ARAB LEAGUE nations is better?

Most Respectfully,
R​

 

[fanger]

Which Arab states would you like israel to be compared to? baring in mind most israelis are from Europe, USSR or the Americas

 

[ForeverYoung436]

This is an internal Israeli matter. It has nothing to do with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which is the topic of this Board.