Talk:Avraham Burg

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[edit] Abolition of law of return?

It seems to me that Mr. Burg did not call for the abolition of the law of return. The exact quotaiton from the 2007 Haaretz interview says (my own translation from the Hebrew):

"Q: Should the Law of Return be altered?

A: There is a need to discuss it. The Law of Return is an apologetic law. It is a mirror image of Hitler. I don't want Hitler defining my entity. As a democrat and a humanist the law presents a conflict for me. The Law of Return is a Divorce Deed between us and the Jewish Diaspora, and between us and the Arabs."

While Mr. Burg does point out the problematics of the Law of Return, it should be noted that he does not call for its abolition. It should also be noted that the question was whether it should be changed (not abolished), and even this did not deserve a full-hearted "aye" from Mr. Burg. The mention of Hitler in this context seems to be attacking a biological definition of a Jew (vs. a religious one), and probably also alluding to the controversy over the legitimacy of Conservative and Reform conversions for the purposos of the Law of Return.

I'm not sure on how the text should be rephrased, but clearly it is currently a misrepresentation of Mr. Burg's answer.

[edit] Where does he live?

The Biography section says that he lives in Nataf. The Retirement from political life section says that he lives in France. Which of these two statements is true? Cymruisrael (talk) 14:43, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

He owns a home in Nataf, but I heard he is currently in France.--Gilabrand (talk) 16:15, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

"I heard" is usually not good enough for a serious encyclopedia. Since this article quotes only verifiable sources saying he lives in Nataf (see the WZO website), I am changing it to Nataf. SelfEvidentTruths (talk) 21:54, 1 May 2008 (UTC)