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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RodionRomanovitch · 56-60, M

They've got carte blanche to do whatever the fuck they want now , thanks to Trump.And I can hardly wait to see the details of 'the ultimate deal' that Kushner and his settler pals have cooked up. The idea of Israel being this beacon of democracy in the Middle East was already a joke .... now it's no more than a rotting corpse.

Gumba1000 · M

@RodionRomanovitch WTF has this got to do with Trump?

RodionRomanovitch · 56-60, M

@Gumba1000 You really don't know ?

Gumba1000 · M

@RodionRomanovitch I asked you a question

RodionRomanovitch · 56-60, M

@Gumba1000 So you really are that stupid then.

Gumba1000 · M

@RodionRomanovitch Well considering the Jewish state was made just before he was born and that its democratic and not a US puppet, Trump has little influence on the direction of Jewish law and state identity.

An intelligent person would engage the debate, you are incapable, that's why you insult. Explain your statement and back it with facts.

RodionRomanovitch · 56-60, M

Israel cannot be both a Jewish and a democratic state.

Trump's recognition of Jerusalem has emboldened lawmakers to pass this nonsense of a law .... and do just about anything else they fancy.

The imminent 'ultimate deal' will destroy any prospect of a two-state solution and perpêtuate the occupation , precisely what Netanyahu and the hardliners want.

Ergo , I would say Trump has quite a lot to do with it all. Was that simply enough explained for you ?

Gumba1000 · M

@RodionRomanovitch You infer that the Jews need recognition to be so bold. They have been blowing the sh*t out of Arabs since 1945. They don't need recognition to pass such laws. That's like saying a racist required approval from the KKK before he would shoot blacks.

RodionRomanovitch · 56-60, M

@Gumba1000 I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about.

P.S. Are you wearing your Minions onesie ?

Gumba1000 · M

@RodionRomanovitch I'm not surprised you don't know what I'm talking about. You seem the kind of person that laughs on the way home from a comedy gig.