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Palestinians seek a piece of land to call their own

I’M writing in response to Ms Kennedy’s recent comments in the GEP of 23 April, regarding my earlier remarks on Mr Alberg’s letter from March. Regarding the comparison between the governing arms of Israel and Hamas, I must clarify that my focus was primarily on Mr Alberg’s characterisation of Israel as a liberal democracy, he didn’t mention the governance of Gaza and so neither did I. Had he also called Gaza a liberal democracy, I would have had to disagree with him on that too. I was pointing out that Israel is an ethnic democracy where the minority Arab population faces discrimination and I see that Ms Kennedy and I agree on this. Where we don’t agree is that, while it’s true that discrimination exists in many societies around the world, the fact that it does does not justify it nor excuse it. It’s not okay. And while they succeed to varying degrees, governments in most liberal democracies generally work to combat discrimination and promote equality. The Nation-State Law of 2018, endorsed by Netanyahu’s coalition government, stands as evidence of discriminatory practices within Israel.

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