Until Israel built an independent nation in that geographical location, it was occupied for 2000 years, asthere has not been an independent nation there since the Romans sacked Jerusalem 2000 years ago.
Apartheid— For those who want to compare Israel with South African Apartheid, please answer theses questions:
Which Israeli hospitals refuse to admit Israeli Arabs?
Which Israeli restaurants refuse to serve Israeli Arabs?
Which Israeli universities refuse to admit Israeli Arabs?
Which Israeli buses refuse to board Israeli Arabs?
In what elections are Israeli Arabs not allowed to vote?
In what area of public life are Arab women not allowed to serve?
There are Arab Judges serving in Israel
There are thousands of Arab Israeli police officers protecting Israeli citizens
Arabs on the Israeli national sports teams
Dr. Marian Khatib has been appointed the director of the Breast Surgery Center at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center. Dr. Khatib said that being an Arab has never been a barrier for her.
Samer Haj-Yehia is not just an Arab Chairman of the Board in the biggest bank of Israel, he also studied at Hebrew University.
Major Ella Waweya, an Arab woman has the rank of Major in the Israel Defense Forces.
Genocide– Since 1948, Palestinian Arabs have increased their numbers over nine times. That is hardly a genocide or ethnic cleansing.
Two million Palestinian Arabs live in Israel proper as citizens on land that hypocritical activists say is ethnically cleansed.