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Originally Posted by flylock shox
As for how Israel differs from other countries based on a common ethnicity, it doesn't in many ways. But England has been moving away from this model, as has the rest of Europe generally, becoming more inclusive and secular as they go. I don't think Israel can diversify in the same way (and I do recognize it is clearly more inclusive than many of its neighbours) - if they do, they risk losing their identity as a Jewish homeland - the exact purpose for which Israel exists in the first place.
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First of all I think your example of Britain is BS. Arab Muslims in Israel make up 20% of the country right now. The number of non-British minorities in Britain is much less than 20%. Britain is not moving away from their British character. In Britain you have the rise of the BNP, the British PM delcaring multiculturalism a "failed experiment", ethinic riots on the street. They have a long way to go before they are anywhere close to being truly multicultural. France is allowing in migrants, but only if they conform to a French way of life.
It's your tendency to single out Jews for wanting their own country and declaring that racist that I find offensive. What you've done is basically no different than saying all the problems in America could be fixed if all the black people went back to Africa.
As for Israel being based on Jewish people, what has being Jewish become other than a shared history and culture? When you say you are Jewish its doesnt imply a single ethinicity or even the fact you are religious. If forming a nation based around shared history, culture, and goals isn't just then what is?