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Originally Posted by Flames Fan, Ph.D.
Well, if you had a unified state, Hamas would not be voted in. That becomes clear after a few moments of thought. Therefore that point, along with a few of the non sequiturs in your post, need not be addressed.
Democratization via a Palestinian elected majority would mean a reversal of some biased civic laws and practices, even to the point of biasing them against people of Israeli heritage. These could all be done legally and democratically while making life miserable for a fraction of the society. I abhor that such practices happen now at the expense of Palestinian livelihood, and would vehemently oppose the tables being turned via popular vote... even if it is tempting for some to see it as "just deserts." Unjust is unjust.
Further, democratization via popular vote even when all laws are objectively applied, would inevitably change the cultural make-up of predominantly Jewish areas simply by dilution. I'm not in favour of that.
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Those things could happen....or the state could turn out like the other 30 arab/muslim states in the region, where minority rights are non-existent.
Also, why wouldn't they vote in Hamas? Hamas beyond their hatred of Israel runs on a platform of islamic government. That appeals to a lot of people regardless of the occupation. Egypt voted in islamic governments, as are many of the other naitons in the arab spring.
You're asking Isralis to sacrifice their sovereignty and the culture/society the have built to trust the fact they won't, once again, become minorities in an islamic/arab regime. The majority of Jewish Israelis are descended from people who were persecuted and forced from their homes by tyranical arab/muslim regimes.
You're proposition that Israel/Palestine needs to be the first nation in human history to figure out to run a democracy with two entirely different ethnicities/religions working together is pretty ludicrous. Please show me an example of one time that has worked out in the long run before you accuse the Israelis of sabotaging democracy.