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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This claim to the land is at least partially religion based, many Jews are well read, educated people. Religion is fake, right? it’s fictional. Surely, smart Jews don’t actually believe this nonsense? Atheist jews don’t but still claim Israel as their homeland? And anyone can convert to Judaism and immigrate and then claim Israel as their homeland? Make this make sense.[/quote]

Jews have historical, religious, cultural, linguistic, etc. ties to the land, and beyond that, they actually moved there, settled the land, and did the work necessary to establish a state. Religion is one element of it but very few Zionists/Israelis claim they have a right to the land solely because their religion says so (with the exception of people on the fringe religious right). Atheist Jews have historically been persecuted just like other Jews, so have found refuge in Israel just like their religious counterparts.

Also, what do you mean by “claim Israel as their homeland”? If you mean in a religious sense then sure, converts to Judaism can claim Israel as their religious homeland the same way converts to Islam can claim Mecca. If you’re asking whether converts can automatically be considered Israeli citizens then no, of course not. They would have to go through the formal Immigration process just like everyone else. Whether they would get some kind of preference over non-Jews in that process I don’t know, but if so, why would you consider that a problem? All countries have preferences when it comes to immigration (some ethnic, some religious, some financial, etc.) Given that Israel was specifically founded as a refuge for Jews fleeing persecution, and converts could certainly fall into this category, that type of immigration preference wouldn’t seem outlandish to me.[/quote]

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