General Discussion

many of them the descendants of those who remained in 1948. Among those citizens are members of the Knesset (Arab/Palestinian Citizens of Israel have had Knesset representation since it first met in 1949) and a Supreme Court judge. They are equally free to worship in any one of Israel's 300+ mosques or to march this month in celebration of Pride, as they see fit.

In contrast, there are fewer than 50 synagogues in the 22 countries of the Arab world, many of them non-functioning. Similarly, there are fewer than 5000 Jews living in all of those Arab countries combined, as opposed to the 2,000,000 Arab/Palestinian citizens living in Israel.

The facts belie any false claims of ethnic cleansing on the part of Israel and support the fact that the Arab nations have engaged in the ethnic cleansing of Jews for decades. No amount of spin can change the truth.