- 09 Mar 2016 13:46
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It's a shame the Wikipedia article's author didn't know about the Katzir case. That doesn't really change the fact that the ruling makes it clear that the Israeli State cannot discriminate people based on religion or ethnicity in managing state land however.
Synagogues that are administered by European Jewish citizens you mean? I would be very much surprised if European governments started to deny their own citizens visas.
Anyway, I don't know if Israel acted correctly in refusing to recognize Theophilos III immediately or not. As I said, there seems to have been an upheaval within the Church on the matter looking at the attempts by both Patriarchs to sue in Israeli courts to get recognition by the Israeli government. Furthermore, even Jordan withdrew recognition of Theophilos III at some point as well, so this wasn't only Israeli behavior anyway.
noemon wrote:Sure:
It's a shame the Wikipedia article's author didn't know about the Katzir case. That doesn't really change the fact that the ruling makes it clear that the Israeli State cannot discriminate people based on religion or ethnicity in managing state land however.
noemon wrote:So you do not find anything wrong in this behavior and this is absolutely fine to be done to your synagogues in Europe?
Synagogues that are administered by European Jewish citizens you mean? I would be very much surprised if European governments started to deny their own citizens visas.
Anyway, I don't know if Israel acted correctly in refusing to recognize Theophilos III immediately or not. As I said, there seems to have been an upheaval within the Church on the matter looking at the attempts by both Patriarchs to sue in Israeli courts to get recognition by the Israeli government. Furthermore, even Jordan withdrew recognition of Theophilos III at some point as well, so this wasn't only Israeli behavior anyway.