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False equivalencies seem to be the stock-in-trade of the anti-Palestinian trolls these days.
Imagine thinking I'm anti-Palestinian because I don't support a blanket ban on Israeli travel. The state of the "discourse" nowadays...
One small country in the middle of the ocean is a 'blanket ban on Israeli travel?'
Banning someone from your resort island is the same sort of punishment of civilians as killing them?
The state of discourse indeed...
No, but punishing population for the actions of their government is always bad, always unacceptable, and specially when the country isn't even democratic like Israel never was. For one thing - this ban does not only affect Israelis, but also 2 millions of Palestinians who live in Israel proper. Wikipedia - Demographics of Israel
And yet your post implied some sort of equivalency.
Also, I notice you didn't say anything about the "blanket ban" part.
Equivalency - I have to confess English isn't my first language and I am not sure I understand what you mean specifically/ in what context. Would you please care to explain?
As for the blanket ban - while it wasn't my comment, I don't find it unreasonable - how would you describe a rule advertised as punishing extremist Zionism that also punishes both post Zionists and anti Zionists all the same?
If the ban is on Israeli Nationality it only afects Israeli Jews as per the Israeli Constitution only Jews (in fact, any Jew no matter were born) have a right to Israeli Nationality.
If it's per Israeli Citizenship (which, in Israel - almost uniquelly in the World - is separate from Nationality), then you do have a point and even then, most Palestians born in the Occupied Territories (which include Jerusalem) do not have Israeli Citizenship as they have no natural right of birth to it and must apply, with most applications being denied.
That often used "there are 2 million Palestinians in Israel" cherry-picked piece of information (usually used to deny that Israel is an Appartheid state, so congrats for using it differently here) is nowhere near the full information and presented without the rest is deceitful as such presentation relies on people thinking it's like in their own country so "being a citizen in Israel must mean the same as my their own country" when in fact Israel is very, VERY special in that regard and segregates people by religion using that unique separation of Nationality and Citizenhip.
You haven't read the article. It says Israeli passport holders.
Can those who are not Israeli Nationals hold an Israeli Passport?