Absentee voting rights for Israeli expats

Why? Because there are thousands of Russian/ex-USSR immigrants who went back to Russia/ex-USSR who have Israeli citizenship and who will vote for the fascists of Yisrael Beiteinu. There are also hundreds of thousands of American "Israeli" yeshivah students living abroad who will vote for the fundamentalist parties, thus ensuring that the far right remains in power. What was it Dr Johnson said? "Patriotism is the last resort of the scoundrel." In Israel's case, it's usually the first resort.

Marion I agree.

There are far too many blood thirsty people (that happen to be of Jewish descent) that support war, and apartheid, in the country from afar - without having to live with the consequences.
Learning from Northern Ireland, it's clear that at some point the two parts of the population are going to have to move closer together (in reconciliation or amicably splitting the land)- the more they kill and ostracize each other, the more damage (and longevity of bitterness) there will be to repair in the end game.

Marion,
even though "my" side of the political fence would apparently benefit, I am in full agreement with you.
People who can't undertake the obligations (such as fighting a war, taxes, etc) shouldn't have a say in determining policy.

It would also render any governmet thus elected, as non-legitiamte in the eyes of many. That's a road we shouldn't go down. It was bad enough with RAbin and Sharon, both of whom had lied to their electorate in order to achieve power.

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chambers, I really don't think that christians like yourself should talk about "blood thirsty people (that happen to be of Jewish descent)" sic.

It smacks too much of an attempt to whitewash the guilt of your ancestors over the old Blood Libel .