US president says ‘immigrants are what makes us strong’ and criticizes countries, plus China and Russia, over migration policy

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  • @Philharmonic3
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    167 months ago

    What about Israel? They literally want to establish an ethnostate.

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        -57 months ago

        I spoke directly with a self-identified Zionist who specifically said Israeli is an ethnicity, same with Hebrew, and we want to establish a state where we are the majority, and specifically called it an ethnostate. They didn’t make any extremist claims otherwise. They believed in a two state solution. But they want Israel to be an ethnostate

        • @[email protected]
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          27 months ago

          Was this Zionist in any way representing Israel, or just a random extremist?

          I have a hard time believing a Jew doesn’t realize that Jews are among all ethnicities.

          • @Philharmonic3
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            17 months ago

            I would not claim they represent Israel alone. However their words and those of Israelis from interviews in Zions Square line up with genocidal rhetoric aimed at creating an ethnostate.

            • @[email protected]
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              17 months ago

              I’m not disagreeing with you, I just think the term ethnostate is a misapplication.

              A vaguely democratic theocracy is a better descriptor in my mind.

              • @Philharmonic3
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                17 months ago

                I don’t agree. I think ethnostate is the correct term for what they are trying to establish. They see Palestinians as incompatible with their state.

                • @[email protected]
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                  17 months ago

                  But again, Jews are all ethnicities and Arabs (of which Palestinians are) are the largest minority within Israel.

                  I understand that complicates the world view a little bit, bit I’m sorry, your world view needs to account for a little more complication.

                  • @Philharmonic3
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                    17 months ago

                    It’s not my world view. It’s Israel’s current goal. I understand that Jews are all ethnicities. However, Israel wants to be a country only for ethnic Israelis.