The only little wrinkle in that is the impolite question of how many of those American hostages also hold Israeli passports. Why should the United States have to spin up our resources and get into this mess when the other government that claims them is, you know, right there?
I know, I know. We're not supposed to think deeply about the ra…
The only little wrinkle in that is the impolite question of how many of those American hostages also hold Israeli passports. Why should the United States have to spin up our resources and get into this mess when the other government that claims them is, you know, right there?
I know, I know. We're not supposed to think deeply about the ramifications of allowing people to call themselves citizens of the United States while they also hold legal citizenship in another land.
The only little wrinkle in that is the impolite question of how many of those American hostages also hold Israeli passports. Why should the United States have to spin up our resources and get into this mess when the other government that claims them is, you know, right there?
I know, I know. We're not supposed to think deeply about the ramifications of allowing people to call themselves citizens of the United States while they also hold legal citizenship in another land.
The WaPo is reporting that there are 600,000 "American citizens" in Israel this moment. That's what the Love Boat Flotilla is partly for.
Hey, @Dukeboy01:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EzLaDlIPos
https://nomadcapitalist.com/global-citizen/how-to-get-second-citizenship-israel-law-of-return/
600,000 "American citizens" - How many vote in US elections? That number of voters would have turned the last two Presidential elections.
I think it's a scandal, but that I do is probably "telling".