Name: Anonymous 2010-02-22 20:39
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8524723.stm
"She says she won't leave Israel. 'Mama,' she said to me, 'I am Israeli. I was born here and I will stay here.'"
But laws in Israel make it extremely hard for people to stay, to become citizens, if they are not Jewish.
Right from its birth, Israel called itself the Jewish State. This is a country built for and built by immigrants from all over the world but with a key common factor - a Jewish heritage.
According to Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, controlling immigration is largely about preserving Israel's Jewish character.
secular pluralist state to be an example for the middle east? my ass!
"She says she won't leave Israel. 'Mama,' she said to me, 'I am Israeli. I was born here and I will stay here.'"
But laws in Israel make it extremely hard for people to stay, to become citizens, if they are not Jewish.
Right from its birth, Israel called itself the Jewish State. This is a country built for and built by immigrants from all over the world but with a key common factor - a Jewish heritage.
According to Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, controlling immigration is largely about preserving Israel's Jewish character.
secular pluralist state to be an example for the middle east? my ass!