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Israel in the Club of Democracies
Reader comment on item: Israel's Arabs, Living a Paradox
Submitted by Chad Nagle (United States), Mar 22, 2012 at 09:56
Like all affluent democracies, Israel has watched its population - both Jewish and Muslim - grow complacent, hence the concern that the state will not address inherent dangers until it is too late. Also like other developed democracies, Israel has witnessed large-scale, left-wing, urban protests over economics, with Jews and Arabs marching side by side complaining about the cost of living and demanding a larger share of the public wealth. Israeli society is surely less complacent than its American counterpart, but is it vigilant enough to reverse the creeping dread?
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| 1 | Living in paradox or paradise???? [75 words] | Froike | Mar 23, 2012 12:05 | 194645 | |
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| I Concur.....Amen Amen Amen, Selah Selah Selah! [14 words] | Froike | Mar 25, 2012 10:48 | 194645 | ||
| amazing ! [95 words] | ibuzone | Mar 22, 2012 05:53 | 194643 |
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