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2007-01-30 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Israel's first Muslim minister sworn into office

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Posted by ryuge 2007-01-30 07:10|| || Front Page|| [11139 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 sounds like the media "Keith Ellison Fellatiothon Pt 2"

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-01-30 07:32|| 2007-01-30 07:32|| Front Page Top

#2 n 2001, an Israeli Druze became the first non-Jewish member of the cabinet, serving as a minister without portfolio.

Er, most neutral observers describe the Druze as Muslim. Well, more Muslim than the Alawites and more Muslim than the Mormons are Christian. What, are we taking the Wahabi line on who is and isn't Muslim these days?

Posted by Mitch H.">Mitch H. 2007-01-30 09:21|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/]">[http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/] 2007-01-30 09:21|| Front Page Top

#3 everybody in Israel knows its a bigger deal when a non-Druze Arab enters the cabinet. Thats a social and political reality. And I doubt many Israelis keep up on whether the Mormons are real Christians or not.

Anyway, I think its good the media is talking about this. Remind the world that Israel is a democracy, where Arabs have rights, despite the insane Jimmy Carter type propaganda.

Posted by liberalhawk 2007-01-30 10:18|| 2007-01-30 10:18|| Front Page Top

#4 I, at least, would like to have a picture for swooning with joy.

Posted by gromgoru 2007-01-30 13:16|| 2007-01-30 13:16|| Front Page Top

#5 Did they swear him in using Ben Gurion's Koran?

Posted by tu3031 2007-01-30 13:18|| 2007-01-30 13:18|| Front Page Top

#6 And tu3031 hits it out of the park.

Posted by Excalibur 2007-01-30 15:14|| 2007-01-30 15:14|| Front Page Top

#7 I first thought like LH *shudder* about shoving this in their faces that Israel's a mature democracy that can allow a Muslim to represent his constituents.

But, then, I realized it won't matter to the enlightened progressives. I won't hold my breath for a Joooo to be elected ANY Arab Legislature (as if any Arab nation has a Legislature, well, except Iraq, now).

Posted by BA 2007-01-30 20:05|| 2007-01-30 20:05|| Front Page Top

#8 I would imagine most of the muslim world doesn't even know that muslims have equal rights in Israel. This news certainly isn't getting to them -- their governments are censoring it.

Posted by PlanetDan 2007-01-30 22:05|| 2007-01-30 22:05|| Front Page Top

#9 Well, since the Druze feel that the Mahdi has already come and gone, they are formally classified by most Muslim sects {whether Shia or Sunni} as heretics and blasphemers. Also, Druze believe in reincarnation {human form only}, which puts them outside the pale as far most Muslim sects are concerned.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2007-01-30 22:11|| 2007-01-30 22:11|| Front Page Top

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