OpusculaWhere is apartheid Practiced today? The Muslim states

WHILE ANTI-ZIONISTS AND ANTI-SEMITES falsely condemn Israel as an “apartheid” state, they manage to ignore the real apartheid Muslim countries.

In Israel, an Arab who is an Israeli citizen can become a member of Knesset, sit on the Israeli Supreme Court and as judges in lower courts, be a soldier, be a cop. The Israeli Arab can do any job for which he is qualified. He can go to any Israeli university (if he meets the entrance exams — just like a non-Arab Israeli).

While individuals may discriminate against other individuals (even though not legally), the state and its municipalities may not and do not discriminate.

 

Merriam-Webster definition of “Apartheid”

 

”PALESTINIANS” in Muslim countries, even when they are a majority (e.g., Jordan) suffer apartheid.

Likewise Lebanon.

Both Jordan and Lebanon, and Syria, too, could have — but did not — extend citizenship to the “Palestinians” who left their homes in 1948 to clear the way for the “glorious” invading armies from Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Syria.

These states did not offer citizenship to those who ran away, nor do they offer citizenship to the children of the runaways, many of whom fester in UN “refugee” camps. (While the camps are not spas, the UN provides all the residents’ needs.)

“Palestinians” who seek work in other Muslim countries, such as the Gulf states, are reportedly treated as serfs, little more than low-paid disposable workers.

The “Palestinians” in the PLO/PFLP-controlled areas of Israel at least can work in Israel for better wages than they would receive in the neighboring countries, and certainly much more than in “Palestine.”
The ability to earn a decent income working in Israel has been stopped by Abu Mazen who has unilaterally canceled all agreements with Israel; agreements that permitted some “Palestinians” to work in Israel, to seek medical treatment in Israel (unless the person is a high-ranking PLO/PFLP official or a relative of such a person).

Since those Muslims under Abu Mazen’s thumb cannot enter Israel, they are “stuck” in the PLO/PFLP-controlled areas. Anyone in the PLO/PFLP area who wants to travel anywhere must go via Israel.

Europe? Via Israel to Amman.

Syria? Via Israel to Jordan.

Egypt? Via Israel to Jordan.

Likewise anyone who wants to visit the area must travel via Israel.

Since, for Abu Mazen, there are no travel agreements, even anti-Israel U.S. congresswomen cannot get to the PLO/PFLP-controlled areas.

Of course it is all Israel’s fault.

Did Israel refuse to negotiate with the PLO/PFLP?

No, Abu Mazen decided there could be no negotiations.

Did Israel close the border to “Palestinians” who want to work in Israel.

No. Abu Mazen decided to close the border.

Qatar has sent TWO (2) planeloads of medical supplies to Abu Mazen.

Abu Mazen has REFUSED BOTH planeloads of supplies because Qatar

   (a) did not consult with him first

   (b) the planes landed at Lod, Israel’s main international airport.

Abu Mazen lacks an airport big enough to accommodate the Qatari airplane.

Israel, although lacking diplomatic relations with Qatar, allowed the planes to land in Israel and allowed the medical supplies to be off-loaded for delivery to “Palestine.”

What became of the medical supplies is an unknown. Sent back to Qatar? Warehouse in Israel until Abu Mazen comes to his senses? Used by Israel for its citizens without regard to religion?

Israel is NOT an apartheid state, no matter how many liberals claim it is so.

Jordan is an apartheid state.

Lebanon is an apartheid state.

Syria is an apartheid state.

The PLO/PFLP area, while not a state, practices apartheid by allowing only Muslims to live within its boundaries.

Likewise Gaza is an apartheid area. No Jews allowed, and only a few non-Muslims tolerated.

How, given the definition of apartheid, can Israel be called an apartheid state?

Why, given the definition of apartheid, are Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, et al, NOT consider apartheid states?

Why, given the definition of apartheid, are the PLO/PFLP and Gaza governments NOT identified as apartheid governments?

 

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Opuscula Apartheid, Arab style

APARTHEID, according to the dictionary¹ is defined as:

: racial segregation specifically: a former policy of segregation and political and economic discrimination against non-European groups in the Republic of South Africa


2 : separation, segregation cultural apartheid gender apartheid

Given that there is no government sponsored, or even encouraged, racial or religious segregation in Israel, apartheid cannot be applied to Israel.

ON THE OTHER HAND, apartheid CAN be applied to the PLO-controlled areas and to Jordan where Jews (of any hue) cannot reside.

It also can be applied to several cities in Saudi Arabia were only Muslims are allowed to enter.

Alan Dershowitz, with whom I do not always agree, wrote a book, The Case for Israel^{2, 3}. It has been sitting on the shelf for some time, unopened.

Saturday, looking for something to read I pulled it down and commenced reading.

To his credit, Dershowitz cites his sources. I am “very big” about citing sources.

On Page 37 of the book, in Chapter 4, Was the Balfour Declaration Binding on Internationals Law? Dershowitz writes:

The first state established in (English-ruled) Palestine was thus an emirate with a large Palestinian majority. Abdullah, the brother of neighboring Iraq’s new ruler, would rule it. Many of the Jews who lived in what became Transjordan (now Jordan) — some of whom had lived there for generations — had been forced because of episodic outbreaks of violence and, by law, the few remaining Jews were forbidden from living in Transjordan. (Emphasis mine.)

Dershowitz’ source: Jordanian nationality law, Article 3(3) of Law No. 6 and Official Gazette No. 1171, Feb. 6, 1954.

THAT is apartheid.

While an Arab — Muslim, Christian, Druze, etc. — may buy land in “apartheid “ Israel, according to Wikipedia.org⁴,

Palestinian land laws refer to ownership of land under the Palestinian Authority (PA). These laws prohibit Palestinians from selling Palestinian-owned lands to "any man or judicial body corporation of Israeli citizenship, living in Israel or acting on its behalf." These land laws were originally enacted during the Jordanian rule of the West Bank (1948–1967). Land sales to Israelis are considered treason by the Palestinians because they threaten the founding of a future state and to "halt the spread of moral, political and security corruption". Palestinians who sell land to Israelis can be sentenced to death, although death penalties are seldom carried out; a death sentence has to be approved by the Palestinian Authority President.

THAT is apartheid.

The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement IS apartheid within the dictionary definition (ibid.) as it forces Jewish-owned companies away from Palestinian (PLO)-controlled areas.

SodaStream is a prime example.

SodaStream employed both Israeli Jews and Arabs from PLO-controlled areas until BDS forced SodaStream to relocate. It relocated to southern Israel where it employs Jews and Bedouins.

Equal pay for equal work.

SodaStream was busing in workers from the PLO-controlled areas at its expense and paying them higher salaries than they could receive at home.

Bottom line: BDS hurts the PLO more than Israel, but the BDSers apparently don’t care.

A major — and growing — supermarket chain, Rami Levy, employs both Israelis (Arabs, Christians, and Jews) and some Arabs from the PLO-controlled areas at equal pay in its stores.

Hundreds of Arabs from the PLO-area enter Israel on a daily basis and work for salaries above anything they could earn at home.

Caveat: I hold dual citizenship, Israel and U.S. I lived in Israel and visit often. I see first hand Arabs at work in Israel.

There ARE places in Israel where Arabs — even Israeli Arabs — are less than welcome. These areas usually are populated by refugees or descendants of refugees from Muslim countries.

There also are Arab communities in Israel that discourage Israeli Jews from being part of the community. Affinity communities are common worldwide.

BOTTOM LINE

To claim that Israel is an apartheid state is a sign of ignorance. Most of the people making this blatantly untrue claim never have been to Israel (or the PLO-controlled areas) or, for that matter, any apartheid country (e.g., Jordan, Saudi Arabia).

Apartheid in the PLO-controlled areas is a fact. Apartheid hurts the Arabs living under PLO domination — or Hamas domination in Gaza — more than it hurts the people it seems to segregate, people — Israeli Arabs, Christians, and Jews who could provide jobs, health care, and education (sans the politics of hate taught in United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) schools) if the Arabs of Gaza and the PLO-controlled areas would abandon THEIR apartheid practices.

A quick comment on peace

Most “official” Israelis have been willing to have a “two-state” solution since 1947.

(Actually, there already IS a “two-state” solution; the other state is Jordan.)

Can there be peace with a “Palestinian” state controlled by the PLO and by Hamas?

Not until the PLO and Hamas give up their pledges to drive the Jews to the sea.

On the other hand, Israel HAS long-lasting treaties with Egypt and with Jordan. All parties benefit from these agreements.

Today, Arab physicians come from PLO-controlled areas to study and work in Israeli hospitals. Arabs from the PLO areas are treated at Israeli hospitals with the same level of care as Israeli patients.

There are extra-governmental groups of Israelis and PLO-area Arabs working to train those under PLO control to work in a high tech industry that, unfortunately, is not available in the PLO-controlled areas.

If the PLO and Hamas want peace, Israel is prepared to work toward that end.

Final question

If the PLO and Hamas are really peaceful pseudo-governments, why don’t Egypt and Jordan want to accept these peoples into their countries?

Jordan doesn’t want them because they will try, once again, to over-throw the crown. Egypt doesn’t want them because Hamas is a terror organization that works against Egypt as much as Israel. (Begin tried to give Sadat Gaza; Sadat was a better negotiator and refused Begin’s offer.)

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Sources

1. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apartheid

2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Case_for_Israel

3. https://electronicintifada.net/content/case-israel-critical-review/5629

4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_land_laws

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