Jewish nation-state

Editor's Notes: Israel’s positive sociological changes since Oct. 7 

The unity in Israel, as well as among Jewish communities across the world, has been overwhelmingly positive.

 A MURAL IN the southern city of Ofakim illustrates how Israeli society has changed since the October 7 massacre.
 HUNDREDS OF thousands rally in solidarity with Israel, in Washington, Nov. 14

‘Widespread’ Jewish unity, but how do we make it last? - opinion

 SHACHAR FRIDMAN: ‘When you radiate happiness, a circle of joy will slowly form that will create a better world.’

The next generation of Israelis:  We need your tonal Zionism - opinion

A FAMILY gathers around the Shabbat candles

To Jewish women everywhere, it is time to pray - opinion


Seventy Years - a Milestone for Israel

The Jerusalem Post

‘Jewish law’ clause dropped from nation-state bill

The draft still includes a clause that demotes Arabic from being an official language to being one with "special status."

Jerusalem

Fight over Jewish nation-state bill smolders

Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked suggested the state focus more on being Jewish than democratic.

AN ISRAELI flag near the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem’s Old City.

Whither the nation-state law?

The Knesset building

Jewish nation-state bill runs into trouble with exclusionary towns clause

The 'separate communities' clause in the bill says that ''the state has the right to allow a community, including of one religion or nationality to establish a separate communal town.”

The Jewish-only kibbutz of Katzir, in nothern Israel

Revised nation-state bill deals with Jewish-democratic imbalance concerns

Some worry that in its current version, the nation-state bill could put religious law ahead of the laws passed by the Knesset.

Special committee to pass the Basic Law: Israel, the Nation-State of the Jewish People committee chairman Amir Ohana (Likud) , Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked and Tourism Minister Yariv Levin

Congratulations to Balfour Declaration on 100th Anniversary!

The Jerusalem Post

At 90, veteran journalist Yuval Elitzur is still going strong

Elitzur reflects on bringing Israel’s story to the world at a time when many countries did not enter into diplomatic relations with the Jewish state.

THROUGHOUT HIS long career, Yuval Elitzur wanted to convey what the hemmed-in nation was accomplishing despite daily existential threats. Journalism provided one opportunity to do so, but diplomacy would provide another.

Shaked: Nation-state bill won’t put Jewish above democratic

There are several iterations of the proposed Basic Law: The State of Israel as the Nation-State of the Jewish People, but all declare Israel to be the nation-state of the Jewish People.

Ayelet Shaked at the 2017 JPost Annual Conference