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Sean Faircloth:
Attack of the Theocrats!
The sad fact of it is that Israel *was* founded on ethnic cleansing, and today *is* effectively an apartite state, as well as a rouge nuclear power, that shows little or no respect for international law or human rights.
They may be a step up from their neighbours (sometimes a big step, sometimes small) but that's not saying much. Yes you can be gay there, but you still can't get married.
And listening to Oren, I couldn't help but think of South Africa during Apartite. As well as *other* more famous historical examples...
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