Israel: Don’t Outlaw Family Life

[CitizenDick]

http://www.hrw.org/press/2003/07/israel072803.htm

Israeli legislators should reject a discriminatory bill being rushed through the Knesset, Human Rights Watch said today. If passed, the bill would bar Palestinians married to Israelis from living with their spouses in Israel, affecting thousands of couples.

The proposed “Nationality and Entry into Israel (temporary order)” law prohibits Palestinians from residing with their Israeli spouses in Israel. The law will prevent all newly-married couples from being able to live together where they choose. It will also affect couples who have been married for years, and whose requests for residence permits are still pending.
“This bill blatantly discriminates against Israelis of Palestinian origin and their Palestinian spouses,” said Hanny Megally, executive director of the Middle East and North Africa Division of Human Rights Watch. “It’s scandalous that the Government has presented this bill – and it’s shocking that the Knesset is rushing it through. ”

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[liberalhistorian]

1. I wonder if the nutball wingnut Knesset has ever heard

the words "Nazi Germany?" Because that is EXACTLY the kind of bullshit the Nazis passed in the 30's in order to promote "racial purity." Any German married to a Jew had increasing pressure put on him/her, until it became a "racial crime" to be married to a Jew. And just what's the damn difference here?

Whatever tiny shreds of remaining support I may have had for Israel will totally VANISH the minute this idiot, Nazi, racist, intrusive bill is passed!

[Devils Advocate NZ]

2. Hey! Israel is NOT an apartheid nation!

So stop saying that!

[liberalhistorian]

3. I sincerely hope you are being sarcastic,

because there's simply too much evidence to the contrary, and this bill is the icing on the cake!

[Gimel]

4. doesn't apply

This law doesn't apply to Israelis, people living inside Israel proper. It does not prohibit intermarriage. It does not include cases pending, contrary to the article's claim, and is only for a limited time.

Citizenship is rarely granted automatically by any country.
For example, Canadians married to US citizens have to go through a legal process that takes at least a year. Background checks, etc are appropriate.

[liberalhistorian]

5. Do you have a link or other info on that, because

that's contrary to the article. I hope you're correct!

[Gimel]

6. Here's a link

This is an English translation of the proposed law:

http://www.btselem.org/English/Legal_Documents/030618_Citizenship_Law.rtf