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The cornerstone of the Jewish state is the Law of Return, as the Supreme Court has noted. This is why Palestinian refugees have no right to return to Israel, whereas any Jew in the world, together with any non-Jewish members of his or her immediate family, has the right to immigrate to Israel. In stark contrast, Israeli law prohibits Israeli-Arab citizens from living within the Green Line with their Palestinian spouses, if the latter are residents of the West Bank or Gaza.

For the Palestinians to recognize Israel as a Jewish state is to declare their surrender, meaning, to waive their group dignity by negating their historical narrative and national identity. This recognition would affirm that since the rebirth of Israel is a "natural" and exclusive right, the first revolt in "our" history as Palestinians - against the British Mandate in the 1930s for encouraging Jewish immigration, as well as our resistance to Israel's establishment in 1948 - were mistakes. Thus, the Nakba is "our" fault only.

12 years ago. Rating: 4
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They have declared that they are a Jewish State. I guess that is why they want to be declared as one. I imagine they will be the lead in smacking down Iran. They will wait until the elections are over here in America, with the hope of the Obama administration will be history. Any of the Republican Candidates, if elected, will stand by Israel. Not Obama, though.

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What else would you call a bunch of Jews that want their own place. Definitely not Mecca.

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The wishes of the Jewish people who live there whether it should be a Jewish state or even there is a different matter and would depend upon ones point of view

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