ISRAEL IS NOT A TOLERANT SOCIETY: US STATE DEPARTMENT
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Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:43:41 GMT
Israel drastically fails to meet all requirements of a tolerant
pluralistic society, according to a US State Department report issued
on Saturday.
The report, written by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor,
indicates that Israel is discriminating against Muslims, Jehovah’s
Witnesses, Christians, women, Bedouins, and even Reform Jews, the
Israeli daily Haaretz reported on Sunday.
Israel does not treat ethnic groups on equal terms and also does not
show any respect toward certain holy sites and other historic sites,
the document added.
It went on to say that although a 1967 Israeli law calls for the
protection of all holy sites in Jerusalem Al-Quds, the Israeli
government does not show due respect toward non-Jewish sites and does
not even officially recognize non-Jewish sites as holy places.
In addition, as Israel is neglecting several Muslim and Christian
holy sites, they are subject to exploitation by Israeli authorities
and real estate entrepreneurs, the report noted.