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Question: American citizens: where do you stand on Israel?
#1
1st Choice: 2 states... 2nd Choice: Israel is Democractic... 3rd Choice: Israel is Jewish
 
#2
1st Choice: 2 states... 2nd Choice: Israel is Jewish... 3rd Choice: Israel is Democratic
 
#3
1st Choice: Israel is Democratic... 2nd Choice: 2 states... 3rd Choice: Israel is Jewish
 
#4
1st Choice: Israel is Democratic... 2nd Choice: Israel is Jewish.. 3rd Choice: 2 states
 
#5
1st Choice: Israel is Jewish... 2nd Choice: Israel is Democratic.. 3rd Choice: 2 states
 
#6
1st Choice: Israel is Jewish... 2nd Choice: 2 states.. 3rd Choice: Israel is Democratic
 
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Total Voters: 110

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Ronnie
Junior Chimp
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« on: December 28, 2016, 08:50:13 PM »
« edited: December 28, 2016, 09:05:12 PM by Ronnie »

Well....I'm Palestinian-American....I think that should explain my position without triggering anyone here.

It doesn't.  Some Palestinians support a two-state solution, some support one secular state with universal franchise, and some (namely, Hamas and its sympathizers) support throwing all Jews out of Palestine.

I personally support the first option, but wouldn't mind the second insofar as the Jews and Arabs would be willing to live with each other in peace.  Otherwise, I don't think a non-democratic Jewish Israel would last very long.  The PA would eventually collapse, at which point Israel could not really pick up the pieces without massive internal and external backlash.
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Ronnie
Junior Chimp
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« Reply #1 on: December 28, 2016, 09:02:31 PM »
« Edited: December 28, 2016, 09:08:51 PM by Ronnie »

Arguably, Israel has been a non-democratic Jewish state for almost five decades now.

Within the Green Line, Israel is a democracy, albeit a flawed one.  If you define Israel to include the West Bank and/or Gaza, then no, it is not.  But I don't think most people define it that way yet.
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