"What we're really talking about is whether it will continue as the same entity as it is now. For instance, the way apartheid South Africa was no longer the same entity after 1994, or that East Germany was the same entity after unification [in 1990]. The argument is that Israel, as it stands now, is unsustainable. And it is not so much about the way Israel treats Palestinians, but about division within Israel."
"Many secular Israelis are leaving the country including entrepreneurs who have made Israel's tech industry one of the best in the world. At the same time, the religious Zionist and ultra-Orthodox segment of society is growing rapidly, even as it comparatively brings in less money to the economy. The loss of Israelis leaving the country will therefore potentially take much of the revenue and investment needed to sustain the expansionist aims of a hard-right government, while subsidising a benefits-reliant community of ultra-Orthodox adherents."
Political polarization, economic strain and emigration threaten Israel's future as a secure and sustainable state. Rising domestic divisions, weakening investor confidence, and demographic shifts risk collapsing the current iteration of the state in coming decades. Secular Israelis, including entrepreneurs fueling the tech sector, are leaving while religious Zionist and ultra-Orthodox populations grow and contribute less economically. Emigration removes revenue and investment needed to sustain expansionist policies while subsidizing growing benefits-dependent communities. Deep polarization has been exacerbated by war, attempts to weaken the judiciary, and prolonged political maneuvering, undermining social cohesion and the state's capacity to remain a regional hegemon.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]