Israel minister warns of 'fascism' before oath vote

Vatic Note:  Well, at least we are not to that point yet here.   However, that could come as easily as it has in Israel, but the point being made by the left leaning wing of the Knesset is not just the oath itself but the other fascist repressive acts being implimented that are threatening the very democratic nature of the governing system of the country.   To be fair, we are seeing that happening everywhere in the western democratic oriented world, especially the british commonwealth,  Europe and the United STates as well as Israel.  So what is happening, is the implementation of Zbig Brezsinzki's book the grand chessboard, where he makes it clear the elite cannot empire build under a democratic system.  He says "Democracy is inimical to empire building" (its either page 32 or 44).   He said we would need a massive threat to make the people accept such expenditures of wealth and blood in the pursuit of global dominance.   9-11 comes to mind and since Zbig is clearly a Rockefeller/Rothschild operative and Kissinger protoge, then it all becomes clear what he was promoting in that book to end democracy in favor of oligarchic rule.  Now we are seeing it happening globally and that includes Israel, who should be more against such moves than anyone, given what happened to them in WW II.

Israel minister warns of 'fascism' before oath vote
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(AFP) – 1 day ago

JERUSALEM — A left-leaning Israeli minister on Sunday warned of a "whiff of fascism" as the country's right wing-led government appeared set to approve a bill requiring a loyalty oath from new citizens.

The cabinet was to vote on the bill to make all new citizens swear an oath of loyalty to Israel as a "Jewish and democratic state," legislation that has been slammed as inflammatory and racist by the country's Arab minority.

"There is a whiff of fascism on the margins of Israeli society," Social Affairs Minister Isaac Herzog of the left-leaning Labour party told army radio.

"The overall picture is very disturbing and threatens the democratic character of the state of Israel," he said.

"There have been a tsunami of measures that limit rights... I see it in the halls of the Knesset (parliament), in the commissions and departments responsible for legislation. We will pay a heavy price for this."

The loyalty oath bill has been strongly criticised within Israel's Arab community, which makes up around 20 percent of the population, as targeting Palestinians looking to gain citizenship after marrying Israeli citizens.

Others have said the bill, which is supported by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, would have little real effect and is probably a trade-off for the right wing if it supports an extension to a moratorium on Jewish settlements.

The ultra-nationalist Yisrael Beitenu party of Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman campaigned in last year's election for a tougher version of the pledge which would apply to Arabs born in Israel and include a promise to serve in the military or perform other national service.

Yisrael Beitenu is the second largest member of the governing coalition after Netanyahu's Likud party.

Many cabinet members oppose extending the settlements freeze, even though such a move could salvage US-backed direct peace talks with the Palestinians that resumed early last month.

A 10-month moratorium on new settlement building in the occupied West Bank expired on September 26 and Israel has so far refused to renew it, prompting Palestinian threats to abandon the peace talks.

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