Liberman: Citizenship annulment is a condition for peace (WTF??)

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

http://972mag.com/lieberman-citizenship-annulment-is-a-condition-for-peace/85261/

Avigdor Liberman has come roaring back again. When the Israeli foreign minister returned to his post following a lengthy corruption investigation that ended in anti-climax of acquittal, some thought he had been chastened by time or political pragmatism and softened his firebrand style.

As if to cast aside those doubts, Liberman has given a stellar performance this week (and it’s only Thursday). He insisted that his party will oppose any Israeli-Palestinian agreement that does not include territorial and population swaps, as per his plan to excise a major swath of the Israeli citizenry who are Arab. He said that he would not agree to a single Palestinian refugee returning to Israel, which pretty well sinks the idea of even a symbolic number of returnees, as envisioned by most peace plans on the table since Camp David in 2000.
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These provocations may be damaging, but they create a clear and present danger when tied to actual policies. Thus, his 2009 campaign slogan, “No loyalty, no citizenship!” referred to a very real battery of legislative initiatives, and originally included intentions to strip Arab citizens of their right to vote if they didn’t swear loyalty to Israel as a Jewish state. The idea was diluted but eventually turned into an amendment to Israel’s citizenship law that discriminates between Jewish and non-Jewish immigrants by forcing the latter to swear allegiance to the Jewish nature of the state.

And your tax dollars, US DUers are funding racist apartheid-loving assholes like this.

So why are we funding such extremists in Israel?

[NancyDL]

1. We are funding these guys all over the world...

I know why. I'd just like to see some of those in authority admit it.

[azurnoir]

2. US State denies that Kerry is pressing Arab League to recognise

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Israel as a Jewish State

more here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024308823

[LeftishBrit]

3. What right does Liberman have to try to strip existing citizens of their rights...

to be blunt, most of them were born in Israel, and he immigrated as an adult.

[aranthus]

4. The same right as Israel has to do it; none at all.

Citizenship is a right, not a privilege. Israel has no legitimate power to deny that to any citizen. It wouldn't matter if Lieberman was a sabra from a family of sabras.

[oberliner]

5. Wouldn't many Palestinian citizens of Israel want to be free of their racist Zionist overlords?

They would stay exactly where they are living. The only difference would be that they would be ruled by a government of fellow Palestinians, completely free of Zionists.

[Jefferson23]

6. Citizenship annulment is his dream wish list. When he is told he has to abandon it, he'll

claim he was such a nice guy...look at my concessions, everyone.

The important statement he made a week ago or so, was that he was behind
Kerry's ideas for an interim agreement. Red flag, imo.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

7. "My words were taken out of context."

That is my favorite political doublespeak.