Jewish Councilman That Said, 'Palestine Does Not Exist' Loses Seat on Immigration Committee.

Councilman Kalman Yeger Makes the Claim that Palestine isn't a Legitimate Country.
This relates to Ethics and Human Sciences.

What's So Interesting About This?

• The assumption being made is that Palestinians aren't relevant or deserving enough to have a nation of their own
• This claim isn't universal because all American Politicians don't agree.
• I don't think that the claim is justified.

TOK Questions

• On what basis did the politician make the claim that Palestine doesn't exist?
• Do most American politicians would agree with this claim?
• Does religion affect political decisions in secular states such as the United States?

with Command Terms

• To what extent does religion affect political decisions?

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