March 6,
2026
Second-Class Citizens
We can also say that Arabs in Palestine are second-class citizens. However, none of them boards a boat to Europe, nor (which would be easy) crosses the border to go to one of the Arab countries where they would be first-class citizens. This means that it is better to be a second-class Israeli citizen than a first-class citizen in an Arab country.
In short, if I were an Arab and could choose which country to live in, I would certainly choose Israel. After all, even those who come to Europe become second-class (indeed, I would say last-class) citizens, yet they risk death at sea to get there.
Principles are one thing; facts are often another—and it is the facts that count.