David Griffin wrote:
>
> In a message dated 4/2/2002 9:42:34 PM Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask]
> writes:
>
> > David, I haven't been following this thread so might be jumping in where I
> > shouldn't, but its my understanding that Palestinians can not be members of
> > the Knesset. Although Palestinians make up something like 23% of the
> > population, only 'citizens' are allowed to serve in the government, and
> > since citizenship can only be given to Jews...???
> >
> > Bob
>
> Bob,
>
> There are Palestinian citizens of the Israeli state. Incidently,
> "Palestinian" and "Jewish" aren't even comparable words. There are Jewish
> Palestinians as well.

You sure keep sounding like you mean "Words mean what I want them to
mean."  First you said Jewish is a cultural term not a religious one,
but then you said that anything anti-Jewish is anti-semitic, which means
Jewish is a racial term, since Semite is a racial term.  Now you're
saying Jewish is an ethnic term, but Palestinian is not. Could you
define all your terms precisely so we can communicate with you?

martin

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