I'm really interested in how this has any relevancy to any of the points that are in contention, which originally was the status of Arabs in Israel and has now shifted to the question of how Israeli Arabs compare to Arabs outside of Israel.
How can we discuss the status of Israeli Arabs without using any frame of reference to compare them to? I for one think that a very obvious one would be Arabs in nearby sovereign Arab states, where Arabs are the dominant and ruling population, can you make an argument that this is an illogical, senseless and unreasonable standard to use?
Citation needed. Beyond that though, is the purpose of government not to help its citizens?
If you ask anyone who's not a child or socialist, that's pretty far down the list. The primary, non optional role of government is to provide order and security from invaders and criminals.
Or does Israel get a pass for being racist?
If you want Israeli government to care deeply about avoiding being slapped with leftist smear terms, guess you need to get the left to win an election in Israel.
Quick question for you: South African Blacks under Apartheid made significantly more money than other Africans. Does that mean Apartheid was a valid system, yes or no? American Blacks during Jim Crow made significantly more than Blacks in the Caribbean or Africa. Does that mean the aforementioned Jim Crow was a valid system? Again, yes or no. The problem with Israel is that besides the obvious and flagrant second class status of Israeli Arabs is compounded by the fact there is active employment discrimination, as well as in fields such as business and the like. Israel is most definitely not like America where we have the Civil Rights Act of 1964; there is a legal system of discrimination in place against Israeli Arabs that doesn't exist for minorities here, so they argument of "equality of opportunity" doesn't have merit. Either you have to justify Israel on racial grounds against its minorities or you have to accept this criticism of Israel is valid.
So you say that Egypt and other Arab countries nearby are irrelevant to the situation, yet South Africa and USA of few decades ago are?
How damn hypocritical of you.
Considering that these systems existed and worked for some time, they had to be "valid" in some way, just as future events will be what demonstrates the "validity" of their replacements, i don't play progressive games in terms of "being on the right side of history".
Yes, Arabs are not the dominant, ruling nation of Israel, nor, according to most of the Israelis, are meant to be, it is meant to be the Jewish nation-state, not "Whatever-demographic-balance multicultural state of equality", if it was to become that, the whole point of its existence becomes moot, and it may aswell ask to become a British colony again, or perhaps a US state, because that would still end up being far better for them than being ruled by Arabs.
They get some political power, which is better than minorities get in many places of the world, or even what Arab majorities get in many Arab states. Is it perfect? No. Is it better than the realistic alternatives? Most likely.
Also what the hell is it with your downright laser sighted obsession with the assumption that any "discrimination" obviously needs to be based on oh so loved by current year Americans concept of "race"? Both Jews and Arabs are Semitic peoples, they can't discriminate against each other on the basis of race, no more than Germans can be racist against Austrians, or Ukrainians can be racist against Czechs. If they do discriminate against each other, it has to be on the basis religion, culture or nationality. Stop being ridiculous for dramatic effect, it really hurts the credibility of all the other arguments you make.
Finally, I'm not a Leftist and I find it more weird that any self proclaimed Rightist would find it worthwhile to support Israel. Do you believe in the concept of Human Rights and Personal Liberties? Israel actively and violently does not, violating those every day. Do you believe abortion is wrong? Israel is the global leader in Abortion. How about LGBT issues? Israel is among the top in the world for that and certainly in the Middle East. Are you a fiscal conservative? Israel is the top recipient of U.S. foreign aid. Do you hate China the CCP? Israel since the 1990s has been selling our military technology to them. Do you hate the migrant crisis in Europe? Guess who Merkel just gave an award to for their part in it? IsraAID.
Assuming you're an American Right Winger, on virtually every single issue the U.S. Right professes to believe in, Israel is on the opposite side. So, please, tell me who the real Leftists are again?
It is hilarious how you proclaim yourself not a leftist, and then proceed to barrage me with concerns and interpretations of rights overwhelmingly popular among leftists, then shifting to "stereotypical" far right talking points of people who really don't like Israel for a variety of other more or less weird reasons - reasons you probably can't even defend properly - for example, if Israel was regularly and still selling US military technology to US with no restrictions or anything, it surely would get yeeted so hard from the F-35 program that it would make Turkey look like it got off lightly.
I am, however, a nationalist, and as such, i can admire the Jew's stubborn and effective pursuit of establishment of their own nation-state.