[WikiEN-l] POV on Israel

[jayjg]

On 12/31/06, Ken Arromdee <arromdee at rahul.net> wrote:
> On Sat, 30 Dec 2006, Ray Saintonge wrote:
> > >If you're going to make a comparison with Apartheid, you've got a better
> > >comparison looking at Saudi Arabia, where multiple cities require
> > >non-Muslims to drive on different roads than Muslims, and non-Muslims are
> > >barred from multiple areas of many cities, and are subject to different laws
> > >and different punishments for breaking the laws.
> > >
> > <citation needed>
>
> Oddly enough, there's a problem on Wikipedia with people disingenuously
> slapping on "citation needed" when they very well know something is true,
> but they're hoping that nobody will cite it, so they have an excuse to delete
> it.
>
> At least on Wikipedia there's a requirement to cite sources, so they have
> *some* point, even if they're using the rules in a biased way.
>
> But on this mailing list there should be no need to cite sources for well-
> known facts.  Demanding a citation for something like this is ridiculous.
> Saudi Arabia's treatment of Muslims is well-known, and nobody who is the
> least bit informed about the subject can deny it.  It's like requesting a
> source for the Holocaust happening.

Which is why I almost never respond to Ray's posts. Nevertheless:

http://www.freedomhouse.org/religion/country/Saudi%20Arabia/religious%20apartheid%20in%20sa.htm

Jay.