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There is this laughable fantasy spread around that the Mizrahi Jews were living as treasured firstborn until the “evil Zionists” came and destroyed Utopia, and a brainwashing that Israel is basically Mordor.Neither is true. Israel is far from perfect, and I feel we can do better in our treatment of our Arab minority, but we are so far ahead of how we ourselves were treated, that the question actually gives me a migraine.Even the most praiseworthy articles admit that the kindness ended 700 years ago. (https://www.thejc.com/comment/comment/so-what-did-the-muslims-do-for-the-jews-1.33597)Is that protection? (source)In 57 years, the Jewish population dropped 99.4%.That ’s not protecting at all.H.E.W. Young, British Vice Consul in Mosul, wrote in 1909:The attitude of the Muslims toward the Christians and the Jews is that of a master towards slaves, whom he treats with a certain lordly tolerance so long as they keep their place. Any sign of pretension to equality is promptly repressed.(11) The Treatment of Jews in Arab/Islamic CountriesIs this question advocating that the attitude Israel should have towards Muslims is of a master towards slaves, treating with lordly tolerance so long as they keep their place, but any sign of pretension to equality is promptly repressed?Is this what is meant by protection? This is an incomplete list.In 800s, the Moroccan Jewish community was ethnically cleansed by Idris I in the name of Islam.In 854, Jewish synagogues were destroyed in IraqIn 1014, Jewish synagogues were destroyed in Egypt and SyriaIn 1066, in the Muslim city of Grenada, riots against Jews killed 5,000 innocent civilians.In 1165 Jews were forced to convert or die in YemenIn 1172, after being forced to flee Islamic persecution, Moses Maimonides - the greatest of Jewish philosophers - and the personal physician to Saladin himself - wrote to the Jews of Yemen:“Dear brothers, because of our many sins Hashem has cast us among this nation, the Arabs, who are treating us badly. They pass laws designed to cause us distress and make us despised. ... Never has there been a nation that hated, humiliated and loathed us as much as this one.In the 1200s, various small communities of North African Jews were forcibly converted or butchered.In 1275, Jews were forced to convert or die in MoroccoIn 1293, Jewish synagogues were destroyed in Egypt and SyriaIn 1301, Jewish synagogues were destroyed in Egypt and SyriaIn 1333, Jews were forced to convert or die in IraqIn 1344, Jewish synagogues were destroyed in Iraq and Jews were forced to convert or dieIn 1465, Moroccan Jews were forced to convert or die. Hundreds die in Marrakech and thousands in Fez, leaving only 11 alive.In 1676, Jewish synagogues were destroyed in IraqIn 1678, Jews were forced to convert or die in YemenIn 1785, hundreds of Libyan Jews were massacred.In 1790, Jews were forced to convert or die in MoroccoIn 1805, Jews were massacred in Algiers.In 1815, Jews were massacred in Algiers.In 1830, Jews were massacred in Algiers.In 1840, the Jews of Damascus are accused of blood libel.In 1864, and lasting till 1880, riots in Marrakesh, Morocco, cause the death of more than 300 Jews.Elke Weiss's answer to Why couldn't Jews and Arabs get along in Palestine? Is Zionism the source of the conflict?Is this what is meant by protecting?Dhimmis were excluded from public office and armed service, and were forbidden to bear arms. They were not allowed to ride horses or camels, to build synagogues or churches taller than mosques, to construct houses higher than those of Muslims or to drink wine in public. They were not allowed to pray or mourn in loud voices-as that might offend the Muslims.The dhimmi had to show public deference toward Muslims-always yielding them the center of the road. The dhimmi was not allowed to give evidence in court against a Muslim, and his oath was unacceptable in an Islamic court. To defend himself, the dhimmi would have to purchase Muslim witnesses at great expense. This left the dhimmi with little legal recourse when harmed by a Muslim.(4)Dhimmis were also forced to wear distinctive clothing. In the ninth century, for example, Baghdad's Caliph al-Mutawakkil designated a yellow badge for Jews, setting a precedent that would be followed centuries later in Nazi Germany.(5)The Treatment of Jews in Arab/Islamic CountriesBy protecting, is that advocating that Muslims in Israel be excluded from public office and armed service? I’ll ignore the bearing arms part, gun control is pretty strict in Israel.By protecting, is that advocating that Muslims be forbidden to drive cars, the modern-day equivalent of horses or camels?By protecting, is that advocating that Muslims be forbidden to build mosques taller than synagogues?By protecting, is that advocating that Muslims be forbidden to eat shellfish in public?By protecting, is that advocating that Muslims be forbidden to pray or mourn in loud voices-as that might offend the Jews?By protecting, is that advocating that Muslims be forced to show public deference toward Jews-always yielding them the center of the road?By protecting, is that advocating that Muslims be forbidden to give evidence in court against a Jew, and their oath be unacceptable in an Israeli court?By protecting, is that advocating that Muslims be forced to wear distinctive clothing, such as a colored badge?In 1922, the government of Yemen reintroduced an ancient Islamic law requiring that Jewish orphans under age 12 be forcibly converted to Islam. The Treatment of Jews in Arab/Islamic CountriesSeriously, I think Israeli Arabs have more rights in Israel than they do in our neighboring countries.Some of Haneen Zoabi, Member of the Knesset's highlights:Leaving before the singing of the National Anthem, saying "'Hatikva' doesn't represent me. I preferred to leave the room, because I don't appreciate hypocrisy." No sanctions for insulting the entire countryClaiming that Hamas is not a terrorist organisation, even though Hamas has killed citizens of the country she representsHas participated in flotillas against the army of the government she represents. Elke Weiss's answer to Is it fair to compare Israel to apartheid South Africa?Just try that in Saudi Arabia or Jordan or Egypt, show that level of disloyalty as a private citizen and see what happens.Now, imagine it as a government official.Israeli Arabs have a long way to go, but I’m proud of how far they have come. Here are just some of our great citizens.Salim Joubran – Justice on the Israeli Supreme CourtLabib Hussein Abu Rokan – politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Cooperation and Brotherhood between 1959 and 1961.Hamad Amar – politician for Yisrael Beiteinu.Assad Assad – former officer, diplomat and politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Likud between 1992 and 1996.Zeidan Atashi – former diplomat and politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Democratic Movement for Changeand Shinui between 1977 and 1981, and again from 1984 until 1988.Amal Nasser el-Din – author and former politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Likud between 1977 and 1988.Salah-Hassan Hanifes – politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Progress and Work between 1951 and 1959.Ayoob Kara – currently a member of the Knesset for Likud and Deputy Minister for Development of the Negev and Galilee.Reda Mansour – poet, historian and Diplomat.Jabr Muadi – politician who served as a member of the Knesset for seven different parties between 1951 and 1981.Mohamed Nafa – politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Hadash from 1990 until 1992.Said Nafa – member of the Knesset for the Arab party Balad.Shachiv Shnaan – served as a member of the Knesset for the Labor Party between 2008 and 2009.Salah Tarif – member of the Knesset between 1992 and 2006. When appointed Minister without Portfolio by Ariel Sharon in 2001, he became Israel's first non-Jewish government minister.[1]Majalli Wahabi – politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Kadima. He briefly assumed the position of Presidentdue to President Moshe Katzav's leave of absence and Acting President Dalia Itzik's trip abroad in February 2007, making him the first non-Jew to act as Israel's head of state.Kamal Mansour - Arab affairs adviser to the president of Israel. Mansour was awarded the Israel Prize for his "activities over the years and his extraordinary contribution to the intercultural and the inter-communal integration in Israel.".Assad Assad – former officer, diplomat and politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Likud between 1992 and 1996.Imad Fares – former Brig. General in the Israeli Defense Force. He won acclaim as the commander of the Givati Brigade (infantry) from 2001–2003.Majdi Halabi – disappeared on May 24, 2005, at age 19, while attempting to hitchhike from his hometown to his Ordnance Corps camp near Tirat Carmel.Brigadier General Hasson Hasson - IDF officer who formerly served as the military secretary to President Shimon Peres.[2]Nabih Mar'i - former IDF colonel and deputy commander of the IDF's Gaza Division who was killed in 1996 by Palestinian rioters in Rafah..Ghassan Alian - first non-Jewish commander of the Golani Brigade.Raleb Majadele – A member of the Knesset for the Labor Party. Majadele became the country's first Muslim minister when appointed Minister without Portfolio on 28 January 2007.Abdullah Nimar Darwish – the founder of the Islamic Movement in Israel.Taleb el-Sana – politician and lawyer, and is currently the longest serving Arab Member of the Knesset.Hussein Faris – former politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Mapam and Meretz between 1988 and 1992.Masud Ghnaim – politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for the United Arab List.Hussniya Jabara – former politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Meretz between 1999 and 2003. She was the first Israeli Arab woman to become a Knesset member.Hamad Khalaily – former politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Alignment from 1981 until 1984.Nawaf Massalha – the first Muslim Arab to hold a ministerial position in the Israeli government when he was appointed Deputy Minister of Health by Yitzhak Rabin in 1992.Ibrahim Sarsur – politician and member of the Knesset for the United Arab List, of which he is the party leader.Wasil Taha – politician and member of the Knesset for the Israeli Arab party, Balad.Ali Yahya – diplomat. Yahya became the first Israeli ambassador of Arab descent in 1995 when he was appointed ambassador to Finland, a post in which he served until 1999. In 2006 Yahya was appointed Israeli ambassador to Greece.Abdel Rahman Zuabi – judge. Zuabi served on the Israeli Supreme Court for nine months in 1999, making him the first Israeli Arabon the country's highest court.Ahmad Tibi – politician and leader of the Arab party Ta'al (the Arab Movement for Renewal). He currently serves as Deputy Speaker of the Knesset.And last but not least, Sarah Zoabi, cousin of the abovementioned Hanin Zoabi. By contrast, Sarah Zoabi is a proud Israeli, Muslim *and Zionist:Elke Weiss's answer to What are Israelis? What are Palestinians exactly?That’s what protection looks like.If the Muslim world is so protective of Jews, why do almost no Jews live there?

How is life for an average middle class person in Canada different from life for a middle class person in the United States?Life for the average middle class Canadian is much different than that of a middle class person in the USA. A Canadian does not have to carry crippling health insurance to avoid bankruptcy if he or a member of his family becomes ill or is injured. A Canadian does not have to fear and avoid certain areas of the big cities. A Canadian with darker coloured skin pigment does not have to worry about being arbitrarily shot by police. Canadians do not worry that their children will be killed while attending school. Canadians do not fear being ostracized if they do not leap to their feet and clutch their hearts when they hear the national anthem. Canadians shrug when confronted with people from a different cultural background or religion. If a stranger knocks on a Canadian’s door, the Canadian does not fetch his gun and shoot the person knocking if they don’t like their looks. Instead, the Canadian will open the door and ask, “How can I help you?”Before readers get bent out of shape, I know most Americans are good peaceful people. I am just reciting from news headlines here. If you don’t like that the rest of the world is reading these things about you, then do something about it.(I just deleted a racist answer and blocked and muted its author. That is the reason I usually don’t permit commenting on topics like this. Another PS: the same racist answer that I deleted and blocked the author of a few days ago was posted again, word for word, by another user who I just blocked. That suggests there’s a troll operating under different usernames posting obscene racist answers that he just copies and pastes.)

It’s hard to have a serious conversation that starts with “I fucking hate Israel” but I’ll do my best.Firstly, the term pinkwashing is grossly homophobic. It basically negates LGBT progress by the Israeli community and whitewashes the deplorable human rights records of other countries. We don’t support gay rights to prove anything, our record speaks for itself.Believe this. If an Israeli oncologist cured cancer, there are some who would accuse Israel of putting Palestinian oncologists out of business and see it as a form of “violent settler colonialism.” I’m not kidding. Successful cancer drug made in Israel? BBC won't tell you for fear of protests.Second, I’d like you to meet our character witness for Israel, Miss Haneen Zoabi.​Some of her highlights:Leaving before the singing of the National Anthem, saying "'Hatikva' doesn't represent me. I preferred to leave the room, because I don't appreciate hypocrisy." No sanctions for insulting the entire countryClaiming that Hamas is not a terrorist organisation, even though Hamas has killed citizens of the country she representsHas participated in flotillas against the army of the government she represents. Elke Weiss's answer to Is it fair to compare Israel to apartheid South Africa?In most democracies, she’d be in prison for treason for the flotilla incident. In Israel, she gets a state salary and a Parliament seat.Here are some more examples of democracy that allows for all citizens to reach political heights.Salim Joubran – Justice on the Israeli Supreme CourtLabib Hussein Abu Rokan – politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Cooperation and Brotherhood between 1959 and 1961.Hamad Amar – politician for Yisrael Beiteinu.Assad Assad – former officer, diplomat and politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Likud between 1992 and 1996.Zeidan Atashi – former diplomat and politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Democratic Movement for Change and Shinui between 1977 and 1981, and again from 1984 until 1988.Amal Nasser el-Din – author and former politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Likud between 1977 and 1988.Salah-Hassan Hanifes – politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Progress and Work between 1951 and 1959.Ayoob Kara – currently a member of the Knesset for Likud and Deputy Minister for Development of the Negev and Galilee.Reda Mansour – poet, historian and Diplomat.Jabr Muadi – politician who served as a member of the Knesset for seven different parties between 1951 and 1981.Mohamed Nafa – politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Hadash from 1990 until 1992.Said Nafa – member of the Knesset for the Arab party Balad.Shachiv Shnaan – served as a member of the Knesset for the Labor Party between 2008 and 2009.Salah Tarif – member of the Knesset between 1992 and 2006. When appointed Minister without Portfolio by Ariel Sharon in 2001, he became Israel's first non-Jewish government minister.[1]Majalli Wahabi – politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Kadima. He briefly assumed the position of President due to President Moshe Katzav's leave of absence and Acting President Dalia Itzik's trip abroad in February 2007, making him the first non-Jew to act as Israel's head of state.Kamal Mansour - Arab affairs adviser to the president of Israel. Mansour was awarded the Israel Prize for his "activities over the years and his extraordinary contribution to the intercultural and the inter-communal integration in Israel."Fares Hamud Falah - the first Druze judge in Israel. Served as a VP of the Magistrate Court Judges in Acre.Assad Assad – former officer, diplomat and politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Likud between 1992 and 1996.Imad Fares – former Brig. General in the Israeli Defense Force. He won acclaim as the commander of the Givati Brigade (infantry) from 2001–2003.Majdi Halabi – disappeared on May 24, 2005, at age 19, while attempting to hitchhike from his hometown to his Ordnance Corps camp near Tirat Carmel.Brigadier General Hasson Hasson - IDF officer who formerly served as the military secretary to President Shimon Peres.[2]Yusef Mishleb – the first Israeli Druze to be promoted to the rank of general in the IDF. Served in part as commander of the Etzion Regional Brigade, commander of the Edom Division, as Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories and as the commander of the Home Front Command.Nabih Mar'i - former IDF colonel and deputy commander of the IDF's Gaza Division who was killed in 1996 by Palestinian rioters in Rafah.Ismail Kabalan - the first Druze to become an IDF officer and the only individual to ever serve both as an officer in the in the Syrian Armed Forces and an officer in the IDF.Ghassan Alian - first non-Jewish commander of the Golani Brigade.Raleb Majadele – A member of the Knesset for the Labor Party. Majadele became the country's first Muslim minister when appointed Minister without Portfolio on 28 January 2007.Abdullah Nimar Darwish – the founder of the Islamic Movement in Israel.Taleb el-Sana – politician and lawyer, and is currently the longest serving Arab Member of the Knesset.Hussein Faris – former politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Mapam and Meretz between 1988 and 1992.Masud Ghnaim – politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for the United Arab List.Hussniya Jabara – former politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Meretz between 1999 and 2003. She was the first Israeli Arab woman to become a Knesset member.Hamad Khalaily – former politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Alignment from 1981 until 1984.Nawaf Massalha – the first Muslim Arab to hold a ministerial position in the Israeli government when he was appointed Deputy Minister of Health by Yitzhak Rabin in 1992.Ibrahim Sarsur – politician and member of the Knesset for the United Arab List, of which he is the party leader.Wasil Taha – politician and member of the Knesset for the Israeli Arab party, Balad.Ali Yahya – diplomat. Yahya became the first Israeli ambassador of Arab descent in 1995 when he was appointed ambassador to Finland, a post in which he served until 1999. In 2006 Yahya was appointed Israeli ambassador to Greece.Abdel Rahman Zuabi – judge. Zuabi served on the Israeli Supreme Court for nine months in 1999, making him the first Israeli Arab on the country's highest court.Ahmad Tibi – politician and leader of the Arab party Ta'al (the Arab Movement for Renewal). He currently serves as Deputy Speaker of the Knesset.Elke Weiss's answer to What are Israelis? What are Palestinians exactly?That’s pretty Democratic to me.