As many in the West, especially in the United States, have great esteem  and support for Israel, I decided to survey and speak to some key things we in the West can learn from Israeli policy.  These are the policies I believe we should consider following. First, we need to consider Israel's policy on immigration.  As with most nations to varying degrees, Israel follows a form of jus sanguinis (right of blood), where those who are granted citizenship must have some strong connection to the ethnocultural identity of Israel, and not a jus soli position, where it is granted purely because a person happens to exist on the land for a given time.  Following this policy would ensure that those remaining nations that place a greater emphasis on jus soli would reduce the ongoing problems that currently exist related to who should have a say in the existence of the nation-state. In terms of numbers permitted, as is...(Read Full Post)