Israeli Super Drone Stolen

kristy_christie writes "Globes Online reports that Steadicopter's prototype pilotless helicopter was stolen a few days after the completion of its test program and final test flights. Interesting to note that Steadicopter claims that their helicopter is unique and there is no other of its kind in the world."

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Yes, there are racist marriage laws

[gad_zuki!]

But the law, voted for a year by a majority of 53 to 25, sent shockwaves through the Israeli left-wing opposition and parties representing the Arab community, which accounts for 18 percent of Israel's population.

"We think this law is a racist law... interfering in the personal lives of people, their right to fall in love with somebody else. This situaiton will not be acceptable," said Jafar Farah, who heads the Haifa-based Mossawa centre for Israeli Arab rights.

According to Mossawa, some 21,000 families will be affected by the measure which targets only the Palestinians and does not apply to marriages between Israelis and any other nationals.

Denying residency on race is racist, pure and simple.

http://quickstart.clari.net/qs_se/webnews/wed/cu /Q mideast-israel-marriage.RNfv_Da1.html

Say what you want about work permits, but residency permits kinds of kills your analogy

Palestinians require permits to continue residing in the closed area

Given the latest Israeli policy on permits, Palestinians residing in this area face an uncertain future. On 2 October 2003, the Israeli Defence Forces issued a number of military orders requiring approximately 13,545 residents in the currently existing 'closed zone' in Jenin, Qalqiliya and Tulkarm districts between the completed Wall and the Green Line to apply for green-coloured permits to remain living in their homes. These permits are valid for up to six months.

These permits have turned a 'right' of Palestinians to live in their own homes into a privilege.

The Wall will further restrict farmers living outside this 'closed zone' from getting to their land within it. Medical staff, business people and international humanitarian organizations also have to apply for special permits. The military orders exempt Israeli citizens and internationals of Jewish descent from these requirements.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article2168.sht ml

Re:Yes, there are racist marriage laws

[mericet]

I'm glad you concede the argument of inter-racial marriages.

Residency is an immigration issue, these laws try to deal with a problem caused by marriages which were intended as a way to gain residency, they only affect residency for PA residents (which bars the question of race anyway, as most Jordanians, and almost all arab-israelis are Palastinians, according to the PLO and are not affected). The US USCIS too is regulating marriage of convenience (Did you ever see the movie Green Card? ;-)). These laws target residents of the PA only because that's where the problem is, you don't see many americans coming here for convenience, do you?

And anyway, Israeli immigration authorties (and the newly formed immigration police) are recently cracking down on all kinds of illegitimate immigration and work by illegal aliens, just like the US does. This is triggered by unemployment, not racisim.

About the fence, nobody like it, it's inconvinient, expensive, and not fair. I'll be the first to agree to that, and I can't wait to see it go down, right after the terrorism stops. And damn it, it's not a wall! The only parts where a wall exists are where there is a significant risk of civilians being shot at from the other side (where palastinian and israeli communities or major roads are nearby), they are a very small percentage of the total length.

Re:lemme guess

[DAldredge]

"Regardless of how you say it, the "drooling fanatics" are brave"

Are you an idiot? They strap bombs to themselves, walk into resturants, sit by families with kids, then blow themselves up.

That isn't brave, that is murder.

Re:FREEEEE PALESTINE!

[BTWR]

Hmmm... Israel has the bomb for 2 decades ---> Zero incidents/threats/uses

Hezbollah/Hamas gets the bomb ---> How long before Tel Aviv goes up in a pillar of smoke?

Re:Israeli bias, typical North American rhetoric

[BTWR]

Why is it that around 90% of Israel bashers/anti-Semites (not necessarily the same thing) on Slashdot are ACs? Grow some balls, will ya?