Free Trip to Israel

ClassicRockerDad
Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:35:20 +0000

I think you make a great case for why you should be able to go.

I hope that you do understand that the term “Birthright” does have political implications, and that’s why I thought it was important that you understood what this program is about. I would go with calmom’s less cynical interpretation over mine, but nonetheless, it’s important to know what it is, and that there is a political element to it.

The term “Birthright” refers to rights conferred upon all Jews by the State of Israel. That this right is conferred upon only Jews, implies that there are others that do not have those rights. Some people have more rights, some people have less rights. Such questions are political. Whether you have this “Birthright” is not for anyone here to decide.