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(Aside - that seems to just link me to the top of that article? Is that a bug on my phone or just weird site design)
Is it just me, or is it really weird that the two headline laws the article touts don't seem to apply to Israeli citizens regardless of religion or ethnicity?
The law of return favors Jewish non-Israelis over non-Jewish non-Israelis seeking Israeli citizenship, sure. But it only applies to non-Israeli citizens, literally by definition.
Similarly, from what I understand, doesn't the absentee property law apply to the property of non-Israeli citizens that was "abandoned" during the early days of Israel? It doesn't seem to make it easier for the government to seize the property of current Arab-Israeli citizens than Jewish Israeli citizens.
The stuff about the JNF lower down is pretty concerning, but that paragraph stuck out as being a bait-and-switch.
You made some good points and it's fair to be skeptical of the link I posted. I also noticed that they linked to the same page, whether that's a mistake or international I don't know.
There is a working link on that page to laws which are intended to thwart terrorists but because of vague language they can be abused to suppress anyone deemed to be a threat.This is far from a smoking gun, but the claims seem plausible.