Arabs dont have equal standing and treatment in israel. Also, Israel is increasingly far right and best estimate is less rights in the future.

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perpetualpear 13 hours ago | parent | next [-]

There are 2 million muslim, mostly arab, citizens who are officially and legally equal to jews. They are distinct from the arabs in Gaza or the west bank, who are not citizens.

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ceejayoz 13 hours ago | parent [-]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Penalty_for_Terrorists_L...

> The law imposes the death penalty on persons convicted of fatal terrorist attacks. In military courts, the death penalty is the "default"; only Palestinians are tried. In civilian courts, both Israelis and Palestinians are tried, but the law applies only to those who "'intentionally cause the death of a person with the aim of denying the existence of the State of Israel'—a definition designed to exclude Jewish terrorists". It therefore "effectively enshrines capital punishment for Palestinians alone".

And to preempt the "but that's Palestinians, not Israeli Arabs" bit, nope:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terms_for_Palestinian_citizens...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_citizens_of_Israel lists all sorts of other smaller inequities:

> In 2005, the Follow-Up Committee for Arab Education said that the Israeli government spent an average of $192 a year on Arab students compared to $1,100 for Jewish students.

> In the 2002 budget, Israel's health ministry allocated Arab communities less than 1% of its 277 m-shekel (£35m) budget (1.6 m shekels {£200,000}) to develop healthcare facilities.

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perpetualpear 12 hours ago | parent [-]

I don't think I implied they are not discriminated. But they do, generally, enjoy the same rights. I just thought to correct what I perceive as factually incorrect.

	▲	ceejayoz 12 hours ago \| parent [-]
		These are explicit government actions, not random civilians doing discrimination.

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nkmnz 13 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I agree that we should hold Israel to highest standards (which are, unfortunately, eroded especially by the US, these days).

Nevertheless, you should always ask yourselves: would you prefer being an gay Arab in Tel Aviv or a gay Jew in Gaza?