Why do we refer to Israel as “the Jewish state,” but not Palestine as “the Muslim state?” Why do we conflate religion with nationality?
@AlliFlowers There is a significant Palestinian Christian minority. Hamas claims to be Islamic but the Palestinian Authority is secular.
There is a lot to unpack here, but are you somehow under the impression that Palestine is more religiously diverse than Israel and that's why people call Israel the Jewish state? Or that the Palestinian Authority is secular as opposed to Israel?
I'm genuinely curious if somehow you were actually given this understanding of the religious dynamics in those areas?
@imstilljeremy @AlliFlowers No, I am not under that impression. I know that most Palestinians, including those with Israeli citizenship (about 20%) are Muslim. I was replying to a comment that called Palestine "the Muslim state".
@not2b It didn’t call it that. It asked why it wasn’t called that.
The implication is that Muslims have many “states” countries where they can be safe and worship as they see fit. @imstilljeremy
