Israel is, strictly speaking, not a theocracy as you claim but does have theocratic aspects. A Theocracy is a form of government in which a god or deity is recognized as the state’s supreme civil ruler,or in a broader sense, a form of government in which a state is governed by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided. For believers, theocracy is a form of government in which divine power governs an earthly human state, either in a personal incarnation or, more often, via religious institutional representatives (i.e., a church), replacing or dominating civil government.[3] Theocratic governments enact theonomic laws. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theocracy)

Israel is not lead by rabbis but rather secular leaders. However since Israel fails to separate church and state in a significant way and this mixture of church and state is the source of its man abuses.

Other examples of theocratic governments are: Iran, Afghanistan under the Taliban regime, Saudi Arabia, The Vatican and Tibet prior to its invasion by China. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theocracy).

Groups like Hamas and Hezzbollah want to install an Islamic Republic, modeled after Iran, in Palestine. what I don’t understand is why you want the US to stop supporting one theocratic-ish government (Israel) to support the establishment of the theocratic-ish government of Hamas or Hezzbollah. Why not just get out all togther and leave them both to their own devices?

Afghanistan has not shaped our foriegn policy for decades or put us in harms way because of A “HYPOCRITICAL ALLIANCE” like I with ZIONIST Israel! Zionist Israel is the greatest problem to world peace!

I just find it hypocritical for Humanist in the US to support a Theocratic nation abroad. Well atleast one Humanist Group does not.

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Jewish Law #1

The Law of Return:
grants preferential status to some non-Israeli Jews in immigration matters. In 1948, David Ben-Gurion met with religious Jewish leaders to establish a status quo that provides broad guidance on the role of religious institutions in Israeli life, and concessions made to religiously observant Jewish interests.

NOT SO GOOD FOR THE PALESTINIANS!

Jewish Law #2

Basic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty

* Section 2: There shall be no violation of the life, body or dignity of any person as such.
* Section 3: There shall be no violation of the property of a person.
* Section 4: All persons are entitled to protection of their life, body and dignity.
* Section 5: There shall be no deprivation or restriction of the liberty of a person by imprisonment, arrest, extradition or otherwise.
* Section 6:

* (a) All persons are free to leave Israel.
* (b) Every Israeli national has the right of entry into Israel from abroad.

* Section 7:

* (a) All persons have the right to privacy and to intimacy.
* (b) There shall be no entry into the private premises of a person who has not consented thereto.
* (c) No search shall be conducted on the private premises of a person, nor in the body or personal effects.
* (d) There shall be no violation of the confidentiality of conversation, or of the writings or records of a person.

NOT SO GOOD FOR THE PALESTINIANS!

Jewish Law #3
The Land Acquisition (Validation of Acts and Compensation) Law

The law allows the Government to claim the property of lands which are not in the possession of its owner as of 1 April 1952. Article 2 (a) states:

Property in respect of which the Minister certifies by certificate under his hand–

(1) that on the 6th Nisan, 5712 (1st April, 1952) it was not in the possession of its owners; and
(2) that within the period between the 5th Iyar, 5708 (14th May, 1948) and the 6th Nisan, 5712 (Ist April 1952) it was used or assigned for purposes of essential development, settlement or security; and
(3) that it is still required for any of these purposes

NOT SO GOOD FOR THE PALESTINIANS!

That’s just a couple of laws that are not so good and quite fucked up for the PALESTINIAN! Therefore In the word’s of Jesus Christ speaking to the fake Jews that stated they were never in bondage as a people (even while under the present Roman rule), I say to those converted European Jews in Palestine participating in murder,”OH YE HYPOCRITES!”

The last time I checked Missy, Israel was a Theocracy, and most of you Separation of Church and State people support them emotionally and with your tax dollars. OH YE HYPOCRITES!

European Racist sending Jewish Zionist immigrants from Europe, the U.S. and other parts of the world to Paliestine, establishing a totally Racist Israeli government against the ORIGINAL LAND OWNERS, for the sake of “Jewish” suffering, is in no way moral. The entire government stink!

So like I said before, don’t talk about something you know nothing about. Please anyone, show the so-called Afghan RAPE law in it’s entirety, instead of regirgitating sound bites.

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Interestingly, here’s a passage from the Times Online article:

“Though the Afghan Constitution enshrines sexual equality before the law and Afghanistan is a signatory to the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, conservatives argue that the Article 3 of the Constitution, which permits nothing contrary to the