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Benny Morris An Apartheid State?, Judicial Overhaul, Gaza Occupation and other matters

  • Israel isn’t an apartheid state
    • Democracy
    • Arab rights
    • West Bank
      • Apartheid regime based on nationalism
      • NOT like South Africa
  • Some Israel government have on one side of their mouths wanted to talk peace and on the other expanded and annexed more settlements
  • Why doesn’t Israel have a constitution?
    • Religious resistance
    • Right resistance because it’ll embody equality
    • ‘Basic laws’ implemented
    • British doesn’t have a constitution
  • Israel Government
    • Government
    • Knesset(Parliament)
      • Controlled by Government
    • Judiciary
      • Only check on Gov/Knesset power
  • Likud have been basically controlling party since 1970s
    • supported by orthodox
  • 1% Orthodox in 1948; now 13%
    • due to birth rate
    • Subsidized by government
      • Miseducate their children
  • P. rejectionist concerning peace with Israel for last 100 years