Quote from dddooo:
First of all they are completely irrelevant, they are not the reason E.Jerusalem arabs want Israeli citizenship. And on top of that your points were in fact invalid:
Instead, they (E.Jerusalem arabs) were given the status of permanent residents, holding Israeli ID cards and making them eligible for many benefits enjoyed by Israelis. In contrast to West Bank Palestinians, permanent residents also enjoy freedom of movement in Israel.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/921428.html
They are not???
strange!! I really thought that it was due to;
- separation barrier in east Jerusalem.
http://www.btselem.org/english/Separation_Barrier/Jerusalem.asp
Or due to;
Familly Unification of East Jerusalem
http://www.btselem.org/English/Family_Separation/East_Jerusalem.asp
Or due to;
revocation of residency and social rights in East Jerusalem
http://www.btselem.org/english/Jerusalem/Revocation_of_Residency.asp
Or due to;
The policy of discrimination of planning, building or land expropriation
http://www.btselem.org/english/Jerusalem/Discriminating_Policy.asp
Or due to;
Neglect of infrastructure and services
http://www.btselem.org/english/Jerusalem/Infrastructure_and_Services.asp
Or due to;
Demolition of homes
http://www.btselem.org/english/Planning_and_Building/Statistics.asp
Anyway...These are some of the pictures to show your generosity toward the Palestinian residents of E. Jerusalem
http://www.btselem.org/English/Photo_Archive/List.asp?x_Concatenate=13&z_Concatenate=LIKE,'%,%'
I still did not make up my mind if I want to take your citizenship or settle for your generosity.