Comments on: Who gets to vote in Israel’s democracy?

By: Sean Mullin

Sean Mullin — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:29:56 +0000

Brilliant. That’s not so easy apparently. If only there was some group of indigenous people in the immediate area waiting for the protections afforded by statehood…That Kolumn fella is so far into denial he can see the backside of his own faux indignation.

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 09:45:13 +0000

Just one question? do Israelis vote on palestinian elections? they are under israeli map right?

By: Y-Man

Y-Man — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 20:38:08 +0000

Well, as the rise of Hamas in the Gaza refugee camps shows, the Palestinian Authority has actual authority over very little. Israel controls the Occupied Territories, that’s why they’re called the Occupied Territories. Complaining about the dysfunction of the institutions of an occupied people, while being the very party that denies those people their freedom, takes an amount of Orwellian doublethink that is truly amazing.

By: Y-Man

Y-Man — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 20:31:14 +0000

there was no Israeli annexation of what had been Jordan 21 years ago. there WAS an Israeli annexation of what had been Jordan 45 years ago. There still is no real Palestinian state, and there really hasn’t been. What nation with actual sovereignty within its borders would allow an occupying nation to build settlements within its own borders! The idea is laughable!

By: JerusalemS

JerusalemS — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 19:24:29 +0000

How many of the Jews living in the territory of which the PA claims authority don’t get to vote to the Palestinian Parliament?
If we take the PA vision of 1967 borders,
then there are

325,500 Settlers + 195,500 East Jerusalem residents
1,855,115 Palestinains.
That means that more than one in 5 People that Palestinians claim to be under their rule do not vote.

If we expand to the Hamas vision, of no Israel and only a Palestinian state, then there are
5,463,071 + 325,500 Settlers and east Jerusalem residents 195,500 a total of 5.984 million Jews, and also 1.679 million others who do not have the vote in Palestinian elections.
Vs. 3.82 million Palestinians in total.

So if Hamas were to ever hold election in both gaza and the west bank, 6 of 10 people would not be voting in it.

Any other criticism of Israeli democracy, or are we done with idiotic demagoguery?

By: The Trespasser

The Trespasser — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 00:11:49 +0000

What country was occupied 21 years ago?

By: Y-Man

Y-Man — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 16:49:06 +0000

So the occupation began in 1988? Wow, I seem to remember it starting about 21 years earlier. What school did you go to?

By: The Trespasser

The Trespasser — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 14:59:08 +0000

The Intifada.
Palestinian State was proclaimed in 1988, first Intifada begun in 1987.

Go back to school, kid.

By: Y-Man

Y-Man — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 19:57:02 +0000

Is that why Israel’s occupied the West Bank for 46 years? Because they can’t find anyone to give sovereignty of it to? I hope they find someone soon!

By: Y-Man

Y-Man — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 19:51:20 +0000

what came first, the occupation or the intifada?