Ted Belman This Bill proposes to reward or compensate people who serve by absolving them of VAT charges on their first home purchase. As such it is not racist. What is racist is the Arab refusal to serve.
The attorney of Knesset Member Ahmad Tibi (Ra’am-Ta’al) issued a letter to Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein and Finance Minister Yair Lapid on Tuesday, in which he opposes the army service criterion in Lapid’s plan to grant a VAT exemption to those who seek to purchase their first apartment from a contractor.
“It is a discriminatory and unacceptable condition based on racism, because, in essence, it is aimed mainly at the Arab population, a fifth of the Israeli population, as well as the haredi sector that do not meet the requirements.”
“My client will clarify that in principle he praises any initiative to aid the easing of the housing crisis,” Attorney Osama Sa’adi wrote, “however he absolutely rejects the attempt to deny the proposed benefit from all those who do not meet the requirement of army and/or civil service.”
According to him, “denial of eligibility proposed to an entire public, for improper and racist reasons, and there’s no other way of defining a requirement of army service, is a fatal blow to the principle of equality and even human dignity, which are core principles in every democratic regime.”
“Therefore, I turn to your honor in demand to not include the threshold condition in the criteria for the proposed plan, in order to prevent serious harm to a big public that includes my client. To avoid all doubts, I will clarify that is the above proposal is approved, my client has asked me to turn to court to petition for its annulment.”
Typical Arab ploy. Play the victim card and stick out your hand for the freebies. The Jewish state gives them wealth, wealth and freedoms they could only dream of in any Arab or Muslim country but it’s never enough for these blood-suckers.
“A needle in your Eye and a thorn in your side” – Yamit can give you the citation.
Serve Israel as a Jew, Christian, Druze, Bedouin and you will receive a benefit. Just like the US does with VA loans.
Do not serve do not benefit. Very egalitarian and non race or religion orientated.
This may be greater incentive for the Haredi to serve than the current law just written.
You can also do national service not just IDF so why would an Arab who wants to be part of the society not serve in some capacity?
Rewarding those who serve the country is the right thing to do. In the US they preferential loans (VA) for former soldiers.
This is a positive motivation for the Haredi to serve (might work better than threat of jail time). It is not at all racist as Druze or Bedouin, Christian soldiers would all benefit.
It is not based on race or religion but the positive action of serving Israel. Do not serve do not benefit!
There is nothing at all racist about rewarding those who served to protect your country.
Quite the contrary. It would be wonderful if the reward could be bigger.