re: #41 Dark_Falcon

As for the oath, I myself favor an oath for those who would be allowed to reside in Israel that would have them promise to not “incite, support, or engage in acts of violence against the state of Israel.”

But that goes without saying.

Lieberman doesn’t make policy on this matter, though. Netanyahu does. Liberman holds that post as a political plum to secure his party’s support.

Lieberman represents a rather important constituency, one that doesn’t think Israeli Arabs have any place in Israel. Sort of makes a palestinian declaration that Israel is a “Jewish” state that much more dangerous.

Really, this is a foolish debate over semantics. It is a completely unnecesary precondition to negotiations, one tailor made to be rejected by Palestinians (whose grievance is based around the issue).