Arab citizens of Israel

One source asserts that a unitary state will end up either being an apartheid state with second-class citizens, or it will end up being a state that destroys the capacity of Israel to be a Jewish state, a clear contradiction of the original motive for its creation in 1947. (Israeli-Palestinian ProCon). This source argues that similarly to the segregation of countries throughout history, such as post World War II Germany or South Africa, the two groups would not be able to prosper with the subjugation of one group. Assimilation of the two ethnic groups into one state also contradicts the original purpose of the creation of Israel, and the Jewish people would once again lack a designated homeland. Therefore, the one state solution is completely infeasible, and the two state solution is the sole method of repairing the volatile situation in this area. This point is further explicated by a source that explains how “a one-state solution, limited as it is, will never be serious if it is an attempt to mask annexation, expulsion, or population transfer, on one side, or the eradication of an existing nation, on the other... Israel exists; the Palestinian people exist. Neither is provisional” (Israeli-Palestinian Conflict). The Palestinians and the Israelis remain distinct from each other and require their own land, their own community, and their own government…

Parliamentary PR systems have been systematized in the literature as the “most” democratic regime, viewing the case of Israel through the lens of modernization theory as well as Bellin’s requisites for authoritarianism, it is evident that the suppression of women and minorities, as well as the existence of a credible threat provides plausible explanation for a drop in democracy over the time span of 1967-1999. Due to its unique beginning, Israel’s fluctuations in democracy cannot be analyzed…

Small Jewish communities were setup throughout the Palestinian communities. The United Nations ordered a migration of the land for a new state called Israel, which caused major upset among the Palestinian people and they rejected the United Nations Partition Plan. Several Arab states invade Israel which forces them to eradicate many Palestinian villages and towns. After all was said and done Israel commanded 70% of Palestine. When many of the Palestinians that fled or were expelled tried…

two-state solution. The two-state solution is the idea the Israel and Palestine are going to sign peace treaties and split the land they’ve been fighting each other for in half. The idea of Palestine and Israel getting along is strange, considering that while Palestinians don’t hate Israeli people, the country of Israel mostly hates Palestine. While the two-state solution could work in favor of Palestine and Israel, it is hard to see them agreeing on sharing land. The following arguments are…

Israelis & Palestinians: Shadow of Racism The very foundation of the Arab-Israeli conflict is racism. It was racism from of the countries that hosted Jews that drove them to the need for a jewish homeland and it was the racism of the Jews that made them think that it was there right to take what was originally the land of the Palestinians. For this paper I decided to choose two articles that discussed the development and effects of racism between Palestinians and Israelis throughout the…

Avigdor Lieberman Avigdor Lieberman, the current Foreign Minister of Israel, is on the far right on the spectrum of Israeli politics. His political party, Yisrael Beiteinu, which Mr. Lieberman founded and leads, has been described as ultra-nationalist, and argues that Israel should take an aggressive stance in protecting itself from terrorism. Mr. Lieberman believes that Israel is a Jewish state, and many of his political stands have been viewed as hostile not only to the Palestinians living…

be respected, yes, but at the same time it should not be overplayed in such situations. Europe wanted to make it up to the Jews for their suffering during the Holocaust, which is understandable, but why not give them land that isn’t as heavily populated as Palestine was. Australia could have served the Jews well as Australia was not heavily populated and to this day it doesn’t have as many people as it could hold. To make matters worse between the Arabs and Jews the UN Resolution…

land has been an issue in the Middle East because of recurring fighting. The partitioning of the Ottoman Empire caused conflict because of the separation of religious and ethnic groups. Correspondingly, Israel has been fighting for their rights against Palestinians. Altogether, the Middle East has experienced a very disastrous history full of fights and war. The Middle East, a highly diverse and controversial region, comprises of a history of devastating fights for land among the Ottoman Empire,…

Israel & Palestine Conflict It is interesting to think that such that the modern conflict, like the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, started almost hundred years ago in the heart of both eastern and western Europe. Today Jewish nationalism is now known as Zionism, its origins stem from the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. There are many political and social actions that created a foundation for Zionism. Most notably three stand out the most, the first being Dreyfus Affair of 1894, secondly the…

A socialist welfare state exists to ensure that all citizens, no matter ethnicity or religion, benefit equally and in the case of Israel, this does not hold to be true. The Israeli welfare state demonstrates favoritism for certain sects of Jewish society while at the same time marginalizing and excluding marginalized populations such as Arabs and Palestinians. Furthermore, the neoliberalization of the Israeli economy and introduction of neoliberal policies fosters inequality in the form of wage…