Tag: Jewish State
Israel’s survival ‘in time’
In essence, time represents the most critical determinant of Israel’s survival as a state. This is true not just in relation to operational requirements of counterterrorism and nuclear war avoidance, but also because Israel’s policies reflect...
Nation-state law: More than just a declaration
The attacks carried out by Palestinian terrorist organizations against Israel over the years have successfully explained Israel’s defensive and retaliatory measures. As part of these measures, terrorist cells were eliminated, Qassam rockets were destroyed, terrorist...
What’s the matter with a Jewish state?
The primary reaction from most people to the news that the Knesset may soon pass a bill defining Israel as a “Jewish state” is likely to be incredulity. Since just about everything about its...
Author of controversial ‘Jewish State’ bill insists it’s unprejudiced and fair
n June 2011, Avi Dichter, then an opposition Knesset member with the centrist Kadima party, started collecting signatures for a proposal he had been working on to officially define Israel as a Jewish state...