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Here are 10 reasons why Israel is not an apartheid nation.
1. All people living in Israel have full equal rights.
2. An Arab judge, George Karra, sentenced an ex-Israeli president Moshe Katsav to prison for seven years.
3. In 1953, the Bantu Education Act was passed.
4. Incitement to racism is a criminal offence in Israel.
5. Arabs and Israelis receive the same treatment in hospitals.
6. Non-whites in South Africa had separate amenities.
7. Israeli Arabs have their own political parties in the Knesset -- some of whom are Israel's harshest critics.
8. Arab citizens are allowed to seek redress through the courts and government if they feel they have been wronged.
9. Arabs in Israel have more fundamental rights than other Islamic and Arab countries in the Middle East.
10. In Israel, there are 1.6 million Arab citizens integrated within Israeli society.
But in the US
1. Not everyone has equal rights. Affirmative action is but one example. People are given special consideration because of their race in the US. Not so in Israel.
2. Incitement to racism in the US is not a criminal offense.
3. Israel is more integrated than the US. You can drive for hours in a major US city and not see a black person or a white person.
10 Reasons Israel Is Not An 'Apartheid' State
Tyler Levitan's recent Huffington Post Canada op-ed entitled "Israel's Actions In Palestine Are The Definition Of Apartheid" is a perfect example of how when baseless accusations are left unanswered, they risk becoming accepted as conventional wisdom.
www.huffpost.com
1. All people living in Israel have full equal rights.
2. An Arab judge, George Karra, sentenced an ex-Israeli president Moshe Katsav to prison for seven years.
3. In 1953, the Bantu Education Act was passed.
4. Incitement to racism is a criminal offence in Israel.
5. Arabs and Israelis receive the same treatment in hospitals.
6. Non-whites in South Africa had separate amenities.
7. Israeli Arabs have their own political parties in the Knesset -- some of whom are Israel's harshest critics.
8. Arab citizens are allowed to seek redress through the courts and government if they feel they have been wronged.
9. Arabs in Israel have more fundamental rights than other Islamic and Arab countries in the Middle East.
10. In Israel, there are 1.6 million Arab citizens integrated within Israeli society.
But in the US
1. Not everyone has equal rights. Affirmative action is but one example. People are given special consideration because of their race in the US. Not so in Israel.
2. Incitement to racism in the US is not a criminal offense.
3. Israel is more integrated than the US. You can drive for hours in a major US city and not see a black person or a white person.