[Marxism] The Kerry's (?) and the Right of Return...

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4) Kerry's Right to Return
     by Ahmed Amr

If John Kerry becomes the next president of the United States, he will be
the first leader of the free world to instantly qualify for Israeli
citizenship. Under the Law of Return, any individual with one Jewish
grandparent can land in Tel Aviv and inform the immigration authorities
that he intends to settle in the Holy Land for the rest of his life.
Because both his paternal grandparents were Jewish, Kerry qualifies for the
privilege twice over. His brother, Cameron Kerry, doesn't even have to
depend on his ancestry. As a convert to Judaism, he can automatically
become an Israeli national.  Both Kerry brothers can actually declare
themselves candidates for the position of Israeli Prime Minister. We can
only hope that Cameron would be an improvement on Ariel "Qibya" Sharon.
Now, you would think that Kerry would be happy enough to have the right of
return to a land that his grand parents never set foot on. But the
Democratic candidate wants more. He wants to deny the same privilege to
Palestinian refugees, including Palestinian Americans. In Kerry's estimate,
the idea of honoring the internationally recognized Palestinian right to
return is a "non-starter". Since he is so generous in dispensing with other
people's rights, perhaps the Democratic nominee should set an example by
renouncing his own entitlement to "return" to Israel....
http://www.dissidentvoice.org/Aug04/Amr0809.htm

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Question: if both John Kerry's paternal grandparents were Jewish, whence the
name Kerry?  What names did these grandparents carry? (oops, sorry...)

Dan Elliott
Sacramento



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