Nation-State Law

Commemorating Herzl’s vision: Reflections on his legacy and values - opinion

Theodor Herzl’s vision and values, as expressed in his writing, imagine a different Israel than we have today.

 ACTIVISTS HOLD copies of the Declaration of Independence in the Knesset gallery to protest against the Nation-State Law in 2018. Herzl’s values compel us to scrutinize the law, which undermines the equality of non-Jewish citizens, the writers maintain.
 IDF soldiers are seen at the funeral of Druze soldier Wassem Mahmoud, killed in the Israel-Hamas War.

'Maybe your land should belong to Jews': Druze lawyer ponders sector's future in Israel

A member of the Druze community holds a Druze flag as he speaks to an Israeli soldier near the border fence between Syria and the Golan Heights, near Majdal Shams June 18, 2015. Gathered at a hilltop in the Golan Heights, a group of Druze sheikhs look through binoculars at the Syrian village of Hade

Politics are not getting in the way of Druze medical officer’s IDF duty

 On a scale from 1 = not at all important to 5 = very important, rate the importance of each of the following goals for the war as 4 or 5 (Jewish sample and Arab sample; %)

Release of hostages top war goal for Israeli Jews and Arabs - poll


Druze leader says community pained by Nation-State Law

Jewish Agency board reaffirms principles of Declaration of Independence

Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif speaking at the meeting of the Board of Governors of the Jewish Agency on Wednesday

U.S. Representative accuses Israel of 'apartheid'

"Friends, the world has a name of that form of government that’s codified in the Nation State Law, and it’s called apartheid.”

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Sanders cites Nation-State Law when slamming Trump for authoritarianism

"There’s no question authoritarian leaders around the world have drawn inspiration from the fact that the president of the world’s oldest and most powerful democracy is shattering democratic norms."

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT)

Shaked, Levin threaten High Court not to nix Jewish Nation-State Law

Opposition leader Tzipi Livni: Government "has a real problem with equality."

Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked speaks at Kohelet Conference in Jerusalem, October 9, 2018

Jabotinsky would be ashamed of the Nation-State Law

“It is foolish to identify majority rule with the essence of democracy and freedom.... In an ideal state, compromise between majority and minority should be a permanent rule.”

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No Holds Barred: IDF soldiers are heroes, but Israel needs many kinds of warriors

By narrowing down pro-Israel commitment only to military service, commentators run the risk of degrading the efforts of the Jewish people who fight for Israel in so many other ways.

Sheldon Adelson, a casino magnate and major backer of pro-Israel causes.

Israel's Arab MKs back Corbyn as 'a principled leftist'

The letter commends Corbyn for “his unflinching support for the Palestinian people”.

Israeli Arab lawmakers from the Joint Arab List (from L to R) Osama Saadi, Ahmed Tibi, Ayman Odeh, Masud Ganaim and Haneen Zoabi stand in front of the Dome of the Rock during a visit to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City July 28, 2015.

Fighting racism

“It pains me, because in my profession I treat Jews. I have never looked at a man’s origin. I also have Jewish friends and I live among Jews.”

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Arab MKs and Palestinians jointly seek to censure Israel at U.N.

“Anyone who cooperates with the Palestinian Authority against Israel should ask themselves whether their rightful place is in the Palestinian or Israeli parliament,” Edelstein said.

Attending the conference at the Knesset yesterday are, from second left, B’Tselem head Hagai El-Ad and MKs Aida Touma-Sliman, Ayman Odeh and Dov Henin

Ouch! The Nation-State Law and the Druze

The Nation-State Law caused a kind of earthquake.

druze leaders in protest