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What do you think of Israel declaring the country as a "Jewish national state"?

And the retraction of Arabic as its second official language?

I'm personally not a fan of any religion getting involved in political matters, so I don't quite agree with that decision.

I'm not sure how many people there speak both Hebrew and Arabic, so I'd say if the majority does, the decision was unjustified, if it not, I kinda have to agree on it.
I also don't understand the outrage of politicians of Arabic descent calling the new law "racist" considering languages aren't directly and necessarily connected to a person's race/ethnicity (e.g. not all Middle Easterners speak Arabic, not all Eastern Asians speak Chinese, etc.).
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Graylight · 51-55, F
I think this is a fight we shouldn't engage in. There's a long history of these two cultures clashing and claiming the same territory as their own. They are not unique - Northern Ireland and other areas suffer the same turmoil. But our involvement - particularly because it suits US interests - can only complicate and worsen matters.
Gumba1000 · M
@Graylight That's right, it's nothing to do with the rest of the world. Let the Israelis get on with it.