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Posted by Nilet on Sun May 11 13:52:53 2014, in response to Re: Palestinian university students’ trip to Auschwitz causes uproar, posted by 3-9 on Sun May 11 13:19:32 2014. Wrong. My point was that more Jews were turned away from entering those countries than other demographics.That's your assertion, but you have yet to provide evidence of it. The problem is that you want Israel to be the catchall for any refugees no one else will take. I'm asking what is your basis for thinking it can do that and still continue to be the haven and homeland for all Jews? See, that's your problem right there. You continue to insist that Israel must, at all costs, be willing to accept any Jew (and only Jews) for any reason and remain majority-Jewish at all times. Now obviously Israel can't accept any immigrant that comes knocking. If their admissions criteria were based on marketable skills and expected tax paid vs. services consumed by the prospective immigrant with an exception for those who would be persecuted in their own countries, then I could understand those logistical calculations (even if they'd kind of bug me). However, accepting any immigrant who comes knocking if they're Jewish while applying more stringent standards to anybody else is a double standard, and unless you want to argue that Jews are inherently superior then you'll be forced to admit it's hypocritical. Then what international law is it breaking? Just off the top of my head? Intentionally killing civilians in Palestine. (If you aim a missile at a mosque full of civilians, you have intentionally killed them, and saying you only "meant" to kill one guy does not change this fact.) Occupation and annexation of Palestinian territories. Enforcing an apartheid system via wall in the West Bank. Blockade of Gaza. Keep in mind that international law only covers the most flagrant violations of peoples' rights and has nothing to say on the topic of individual states' immigration policies, so obviously those policies don't violate international law and the four examples I posted are therefore unrelated to it. But hey, you asked for it. |
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