Indifference
Shalom Rabbi Michi
Yisrael Beiteinu – We are not against the Haredim, we are against their parties that exploit them.
Yamina, Yesh Atid and others – we are not against Arabs, we are against the supporters of terrorism who represent them in the Knesset.
The facts – those who elect the representatives are their public (around 90% of Arabs vote for Arab parties and a similar percentage for the ultra-Orthodox).
My conclusion – it turns out that those who define the Arab representatives as supporters of terror or the Haredi representatives as people who sold out the tradition of Israel are actually saying this about the public itself (of course, there are individuals who can exclude themselves).
My questions –
a) Do you agree with my logic?
b) If you agree with her, let’s ask a more difficult question. Do you think the Arab public supports terrorism because it elects representatives who support terrorism?
thanks.
A. Absolutely not. It turns out that people choose the lesser evil, and therefore it is wrong to identify their views with those who represent them.
B. I agree that a significant portion of the Arab public (not all of it, and I don’t know if most of it) supports terrorism, not necessarily in action but in thought. These are simple facts and you don’t need their representatives to say so. But supporting terrorism in thought is not a reason for a lawsuit nor for the denial of basic rights.
Shalom Rabbi
You wrote: “I agree that a significant portion of the Arab public (not all of it, and I don't know if most of it) supports terrorism, not necessarily in action but in thought. These are simple facts and you don't need their representatives to say this. ”
Well, if we were talking about support in action – it would be possible to confirm or reject it through simple observations and statistics.
But how can it be determined that it is a simple fact that a significant portion of the Arab public supports terrorism in thought?
Thank you
According to what they say and according to their behavior (empathy for the terrorists and concern for them and protection for them).
The Arab public numbers almost 2 million people.
What is considered a significant portion of them – half a million, 750 thousand, another number?
And did the entire population that is considered a significant portion express its opinion explicitly regarding support for terrorists, or did the illustrious institution somehow manage to read their minds?
I'm not asking to tease, but it irritates me that an opinion (not being discussed) is presented as a fact, and a simple one at that…
This is not an opinion but a fact. A significant part is something you can see with your eyes. If you can see with your eyes that Arab society glorifies terrorists and comes to visit them and supports them and holds celebrations when they are released from prison, it means that they have significant public support. As long as I have not made a quantitative determination, my statement is correct as a simple fact. And anyone who chooses to deny the facts or be fooled by skeptical claims of “Who told you?!” – should be ashamed of themselves. If something is red on the inside and green on the outside and has watermelon seeds – then it is a watermelon. If something walks like a duck and quacks like a duck and looks like a duck – then it is a duck. You don't need a long school day for that, nor any glorified institution.
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