Posted on 02/14/2003 8:05:14 AM PST by Gothmog
Hart is just trying to get attention. Pat Paulson, even though he is dead, has a greater chance of winning the Presidency than Hart!
No, bub.
The bigger question is "Why not allow dual citizenship?" What's the harm?
You've got the burden of proof that there's something nefarious about it.
Citizenship is a matter of law. To become an American citizen is a matter of the Constitution. If you are born in the USA, you are an American. Also, if you are born of American citizens in a foreign country, you are also an American. If you are born in France, you are a French citizen according to French law. If you are born in France to American citizens, you are both American and French. If you are born in America to French citizens, you are both French and American. It's in our consitution, and I beleive theirs. It's a simple matter of reading the Constitution and Laws of the other countries regarding citizenship. Nowhere in the Constitution does it say you have to choose one or the other, it simply says you are an American if you qualify.
we found that over 30% of Israeli-born Americans are Palestinian-Arab natives of Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza Strip.
No, that is not the bigger question. Dual citizenship in general is never brought up as an issue. The only time that it ever comes up is to question the loyalty of that very tiny minority of U.S. Jews who have Israeli citizenship.
I'd like to see one, just ONE article that questions dual U.S.-France, U.S.-Canada or some other dual that doesn't mention Israel.
In 1948 there were over 850,000 Jews living in the Arab countries of the Middle East and North Africa. By 1976, a generation later, most of the Jewish communities in these countries had disappeared, leaving behind a few thousand Jews, scattered over a number of cities in the region.
Yes, lets squash this lie quickly before it starts being believed. Jews have lived in many lands, In fact they were disbursed from Israel of old specifically to allow the religion to die out. (Lack of community you know). It did not work. But Jews always have their first loyalty to their country of origin, and Israel does not expect a Jew to maintain a second loyalty. (It is not preached from the pulpit, nor do services pledge loyalty to Israel in synagogues, thats another lie) Jewish services actually have a lot incommon with Christian services, except that the original hebrew of many christian prayers is said in hebrew. (and Christians have new prayers reflecting the influence of Jesus, but they still have many of the original Jewish service prayers. Such as The Lord bless you and keep you...)
I knew one family who sang Hatikva as part of the passover service, and Jews pray "Next year in Jerusalem" as part of that famous service, but it is not to create dual loyalties. (And this service is a home service anyway).
Jews do support Israel with their votes and charities. Plant a tree in Israel" Etc. Why do you think both parties pledge support for Israel, the two percent or so of Jews may swing an election someday. (remember the close one in florida). But dual loyalty is another anti-sementic lie.
Of course there are Jews who have more significant loyalty to Israel, where part of the family lives there for example, but this still is not as strong as their patriotism for America. Did you know that dual citizens who reside in Israel during military age will be drafted? Now thats dual citizenship. But they live over there.
Sorry, bub. The burden of proof, IMHO, should be on those who'll tolerate those involved in the US political process who aren't clearly prepared to place the interests of the US first.
... that by the middle of July 1950 more than 110,000 Iraqi Jews had registered for emigration.The Jewish community in Iraq had been one of the oldest and largest in the Arab world, and in 1948 it numbered 135,000. Over 77,000 lived in Baghdad alone, comprising a fourth of the capital's population. The community was wealthy and prestigious, and before World War II, Jews held a dominant place in the import trade and occupied high government positions.
The overwhelming majority of the population was relocated to Israel, as a result of intensified anti-Jewish actions ... Hundreds were killed and imprisoned during several anti-Jewish riots.
I know I'm dense, but I fail to see how allowing people to have dual citizenship forces them to choose between the US and their native land.
In fact, it doesn't force them to choose, which is its most attractive feature.
Exactly what controlled US technology did the Chinese buy from the Israelis that they couldn't get from Bill Clinton for free?
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