5 Things You May Not Know About Apartheid In The Middle East
1. Contrary to numerous media reports, Israel is not an apartheid state. In Israel, Palestinians are granted citizenship, political rights, freedom to chose any job and access to healthcare. In 2010, more than 20% of the population of Israel was Arab.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_citizens_of_Israel
2. Had the Arabs accepted the 1947 UN Resolution, not a single Palestinian would become a refugee, and an independent Arab state would now exist beside Israel. By Higher Committee asked neighboring Arab countries to refuse visas to these refugees and to seal the borders against them.
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/refugees.html
3. Arab countries insist on the annihilation of Israel. In 1957, the Arab Conference of Refugees met in Homs, Syria, and concluded: "Any discussion of the refugee issue that does not promise the right to the annihilation of Israel will be deemed a desecration of the Arab nation and treason. In recent weeks, Homs has been the scene of much bloodshed as Syrian troops fire on protesters.
http://www.eretzyisroel.org/~peters/resettlement.html
4. The Palestinians are held hostage by Arab Countries. UNRWA Director (1951-52) Alexander Galloway stated: "Arab nations do not want to resolve the Arab refugee problem. They want to keep it as an open sore... as a weapon against Israel."
http://www.romirowsky.com/8308/unrwa-code-of-silence
5. Are you aware that official, institutionalized discrimination against Palestinians is widespread in the Middle East? Where does this Apartheid take, and what are the reasons behind it?
The 1959 Arab League Resolution #1457 reads: "The Arab countries will not grant citizenship to applicants of Palestinian origin in order to prevent their assimilation into the host countries."
http://www.frontpagemag.com/2011/06/03/the-story-of-arab-apartheid/
http://209.157.64.200/focus/f-news/2721569/posts
6. Jewish leaders urged the Arabs to remain in Palestine and become citizens of Israel. The Assembly of Palestine Jewry issued this appeal on October 2, 1947: "We will do everything in our power to maintain peace, and establish a cooperation gainful to both (Jews and Arabs). It is now, here and now, from Jerusalem itself, that a call must go out to the Arab nations to join forces with Jewry and the destined Jewish State and work shoulder to shoulder for our common good, for the peace and progress of sovereign equals.
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/refugees.html
However, the Palestinians refused rather than recognize Israeli sovereignty. Many are now residents rather than citizens.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_citizens_of_Israel
2. Had the Arabs accepted the 1947 UN Resolution, not a single Palestinian would become a refugee, and an independent Arab state would now exist beside Israel. By Higher Committee asked neighboring Arab countries to refuse visas to these refugees and to seal the borders against them.
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/refugees.html
3. Arab countries insist on the annihilation of Israel. In 1957, the Arab Conference of Refugees met in Homs, Syria, and concluded: "Any discussion of the refugee issue that does not promise the right to the annihilation of Israel will be deemed a desecration of the Arab nation and treason. In recent weeks, Homs has been the scene of much bloodshed as Syrian troops fire on protesters.
http://www.eretzyisroel.org/~peters/resettlement.html
4. The Palestinians are held hostage by Arab Countries. UNRWA Director (1951-52) Alexander Galloway stated: "Arab nations do not want to resolve the Arab refugee problem. They want to keep it as an open sore... as a weapon against Israel."
http://www.romirowsky.com/8308/unrwa-code-of-silence
5. Are you aware that official, institutionalized discrimination against Palestinians is widespread in the Middle East? Where does this Apartheid take, and what are the reasons behind it?
The 1959 Arab League Resolution #1457 reads: "The Arab countries will not grant citizenship to applicants of Palestinian origin in order to prevent their assimilation into the host countries."
http://www.frontpagemag.com/2011/06/03/the-story-of-arab-apartheid/
http://209.157.64.200/focus/f-news/2721569/posts
6. Jewish leaders urged the Arabs to remain in Palestine and become citizens of Israel. The Assembly of Palestine Jewry issued this appeal on October 2, 1947: "We will do everything in our power to maintain peace, and establish a cooperation gainful to both (Jews and Arabs). It is now, here and now, from Jerusalem itself, that a call must go out to the Arab nations to join forces with Jewry and the destined Jewish State and work shoulder to shoulder for our common good, for the peace and progress of sovereign equals.
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/refugees.html
However, the Palestinians refused rather than recognize Israeli sovereignty. Many are now residents rather than citizens.
