Monday, November 16, 2009

Is Being An Arab A Negation of Zionism?

As Haaretz reports:-

...another Misgav community, Mitzpeh Aviv, approved new bylaws stressing the town's Jewish and Zionist character...

In a section titled "goals and powers," the new document lists the community's primary goals as "settlement; Zionism; the heritage of Israel; the values of the State of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state, in the spirit of the vision of the State of Israel's Declaration of Independence; tolerance; and human dignity."

Moreover, it said, "the community's Israeli Zionist essence is emphasized in daily life, by celebrating Israeli holidays communally, organizing activities for the youth in connection with their bar-mitzvah year and having members' children join Zionist youth movements, all while taking part in the Zionist enterprise."

Finally, the section on membership stated that new members must share "the basic worldview and goals of the association as presented in the 'goals and powers' section."


And adds:-

One resident, who said he opposed the change but did not bother to vote, said the new bylaws were mild compared to those originally proposed in Yuvalim and Manof. Nevertheless, he added, he disapproved of a change "whose goal, ultimately, is solely to prevent Arab citizens from living here."


You mean to be a Zionist you need to be Jewish?

I don't think that is the case.

Surely an Arab, and a Druse, and a Christian can be Zionist.

The intention is to make sure Israel doesn't become an Arab state.

That's all.

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