Opinion  Yaron London
Arab Israelis by the numbers
Yaron London
Published: 26.02.06, 10:59
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1. The Problem Must be Solved
Jew ,   Eretz Israel   (02.26.06)
Or Death Awaits the State.
2. one thing about single and marrage
araby ,   jerusalem   (02.26.06)
you said that the percentage of single is more in the arab it is true as all but if we take it as between men and women you will know the deferance as between the arab mainly moslems the father or the one instead the father take a role in the marrage of the duwghter and this may let to late the marrage of the girl till 30 yers after that diffecult to finde a husband and if the woman is divorced or her husband die seldome to get another one specially if there is children lastly arab women if they pass the 40 years seldom to look for another marrage specially if she is educated and fell the freedom without marrage or if there is a man the father the brother can help her in living ...about the arab in israil may times the man has two wives but only one is regested even she have children and thisis against our islam rule in briefe the religion and culture is different between israil and the arab
3. Dear Yaron
(02.26.06)
Any 8th grade student can answer this. A number with a graph rise of x2.5 and a number with a graph rise of x4.5. When will graph #2 pass graph #1 is just a function of time, thats it. Your attempt of displaying Israeli arabs as loyal and "Just a part of the Israeli society" is wrong, when were you before the six day war, when the Arabs were marking territories to be theirs when their brothers come to liberate them, do you think something has changed? You could say that "Times have changed" and that the Arabs are now loyal, is that so? Lets take a look 5 years back, do you remember the october "Riots", you may have been taught to think that those were just demonstrations and that the police and the army are the ones to blame, but thats just word laundering, in october 2000 there was an open decleration of war against Israel, like it or not, the Arabs were terrorising the population, much like their brothers in Gaza and Judea and Samaria, litterally. They were walking the streets with sticks, rocks and sometimes even live ammunition, attacking and burning everything Jewish (remember that a Jewish motorist was brutally killed, only for being Jewish) and if those are the people you trust, I pity you.
4. I dont understand the demographic solutions...
Gedaliah ,   Gush etzion   (02.26.06)
If we draw borders and shut out arabs that are not even Israeli, how are we solving the demographic problem? Can anyone who thinks this is the solution to the problem please write in and tell me how this makes sense. the only way I see to keep this country Jewish is to do as we did to the Jews in Gaza, relocate the arab Israelis...that is the only way to solve the demographic problem. If you think this is racist then please then expalin to me how we can call this a Jewish state and expect Israeli arabs to stand up when Ha-Tiquvah is playing? Do as this british did in India and Pakistan...divide the people...arabs on one side of the Jordan river and the Jews on the other.
5. Sigh...
Tomer ,   Hod HaSharon   (02.26.06)
It's really about time we stopped thinking of "them" as a problem. They are also "us": Israelis. A significant part of the population, mostly loyal to the state, despite the way "we" shun them. "They" aren't going anywhere, so "we" need instead to think about strategies for improving "their" lot in our society, and becoming more inclusive.
6. Statistics are fine, realities are not
Jorge ,   Tegucigalpa   (02.26.06)
When and if, Arabs in Israel admit they live in a Jewish State, and admit the reality of Israel, Jewish behavior towards them will change, if thay behave as enemies and elect people like Barakeh and Tibi to the Knesset, they don"t deserve better
7. agrees with tomer #5
howard ,   pacific coast, usa   (02.27.06)
8. arabs
Alex   (02.27.06)
I don’t understand what the problem is: If arabs don’t want to live with us – let them go
9. Arabs are a cancerous problem
Roger ,   USA   (02.27.06)
Take a look who they elect to represent them. Their representatives advocate the destruction of Israel from the podium of the Israeli Knesset.
10. agree with tomer #5
keren ,   sao paulo   (02.27.06)
adding that," becoming more inclusive" with the arabs friends and tighting the laws against the no friend ones.
11. oy-#5
avi ,   ny   (02.27.06)
"mostly loyal"? You dibs really are stupid useful idiots. Then again what can one expect from a culture whose greatest accomplishment is a transsexual singer. You went from one of the most intelligent ethnic groups in the world to one of the stupidest.
12. Tax
jason white ,   afula,israel   (02.27.06)
Let us put a defense tax on ALL citizens who do not serve in the army and not national service! Tax the father,the mother and all the children.Arabs,haradim and people who just do not want to serve. Also stop the allyah of the elderly,infirm and non-Jewish. Let us help all those who defend our country and if the others do not like.LEAVE!
13. ALL you jews talk about ARABS
(02.28.06)
the way the nazis talked about the jewish problem- please- this is truly disgusting.- I will send your 'final solutions_ to the USA congress. the TAX payers need to know what racist jews are.
14. to #13
keren ,   sao paulo   (02.28.06)
It is different ,and you know it. In Germany,in that disgraceful period,Jews didn't disturb german life and german people,instead they were hard workers and influenced positively all society in many realms. In Israel,we know, there are arabs friends but there are arabs that threat the Jewish State,so this is a true problem!!It is not a matter of "final solution"but a matter of SOLUTION.
15. to #12, tax; Guess who's leaving!
yehuda ,   new york usa   (08.04.06)
despite his obvious dislike of the Hareidim, (who settled Israel far before the secularists) Guess who's really leaving the country for good! You got it the secularists! The grandchildren of Kibbutznik's, Labor Party founders, other "new jew" theorists, etc, are fleeing as fast as they can, to enjoy intermarriage in Los Angeles!. The ever decresing number who stay, have a family size of one child and one dog!
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