Quote Originally Posted by hooahguy View Post
wrong. how can it be apartheid if there are 3 arab political parties, all of which hold seats in the Knesset? Israel is the only democracy in that area. that automatically, by the definition of apartheid, makes it not an apartheid state.
im going to post a lengthy reply as to why your claim, especially the ethnic cleansing one is false.
Wether the explusion of 1948 was premeditated by the Israeli leaders of the time, I can't say- but to say that they left completely of their own accord and voluntarily refused citizenship is bogus.

The Palestinians on the occupied west bank have no political rights while yet many of them are completely dependent on work in Israel proper or near the illegal settlements. Many Israeli small business exploit this, while the authorities only fight it by targetting those who cross the borders in order to work for a living. The Arab citizens in Israel are a token minority, and they're only tolerated on the condition that they'll never be a majority of the citizens- as soon as their numbers have grown substantially, expect the reactionary parties in the Knesset to become more popular.