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The 'State of Palestine' quiz

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Obdicut (Now with 2% less brain)9/22/2011 12:11:30 pm PDT

Israel as a democracy. How it came to exist is entirely irrelevant, just as it is for France, Britain, or any other blood-stained European country.

What matters is the fairness of the current form of government, and its legitimacy in representing its citizens.

South Africa was not a legitimate government because they had actual apartheid; political, economic and other power was denied to the majority black population.

Israel allows all citizens of any ethnic background to vote and have representation.

That is Israel’s claim to legitimacy. Not an argument from history. The historical argument is pointless, since every part of earth has been the homeland of many different people over time.