Reply #68: I rather thought I did...

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1) If the decision to expel Arabs was taken because they were deemed to be illegally receiving stipends (which would be unlikely anyway, seeing as most stipends paid to Arabs are family allowances) why did the government revoke the residence of the said Arabs rather than simply cut off their stipends?

2) If the policy is non-discriminatory - why are Jews who have permanent residence in Israel not likewise subjected to periodic show-cause letters, with the threat of revocation or expulsion if they fail to receive or respond to the letters?

Remember - you said the policy of Jordan constituted apartheid, even though the inability of the 2700 Palestinians to obtain yellow cards was caused mostly by their inability to obtain ID cards from Israel. I said if you regard that policy as apartheid, as a matter of consistency you must do likewise to the Israeli policy of revoking residency of East Jerusalemites, which is blatantly racist.

I put the question to you again: do you consider that Jordan's denial of yellow cards to 2700 Palestinians constitutes apartheid?