re israel not an apartheid state in article may das harvard edu adam endor uucp adam shostack writes in article spam maths adelaide edu au jaskew spam maths adelaide edu au joseph askew writes it is not a question of an individuals standing when a party puts up an arab for a cabinet post and that arab is rejected but the position is given to a jew from the same party we are not talking about power but racism not necessarily as shai points out political appointments are based on power they are also based on favors owed coalition building and deal making actually i am not sure you have understood what i have said on several occasions a minor party has put up an arab for a cabinet position that is the major party labour in this case has agreed that a minor party can have so many seats and that party nominates an arab for one this is not acceptable to the major party which insists on the minor party appointing a jew the favours owed deals done have all been settled what remains is exactly who is going to sit in cabinet the party that gets the seat wants an arab but that is not acceptable this is racism it has nothing to do with politics at all joseph askew joseph askew gauche and proud in the autumn stillness see the pleiades jaskew spam maths adelaide edu remote in thorny deserts fell the grief disclaimer sue see if i care north of our tents the sky must end somwhere actually i rather like brenda beyond the pale the river murmurs on
