Tag: Nation-State Law
Lapid vows to amend Nation-State law if he remains premier after November
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid said on Tuesday that if he is able to form a government following the Nov. 1 election, he would modify Israel’s Nation-State law, and ensure Jews cannot pray on...
Israeli interior minister says she will veto any attempt to amend the Nation-State Law
Israeli Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked said on Monday that she would veto any attempt by other parties in the coalition to amend the Nation-State Law.
“I recommend that my friends in the coalition stop amusing...
‘We will not change nation-state law,’ Israel’s justice minister tells Druze
Days after former IDF chief of staff and head of the Israel Resilience Party Benny Gantz told Druze leaders that he would “change” the controversial nation-state law, which the Druze argue makes them second-class citizens,...
Presuming too much about Ze’ev Jabotinsky
First it was Brenda Katten appearing in a column in The Jerusalem Post on Aug. 10 and then Asher Kozma, former head of Betar Australia, on Sept. 21 in that same paper. They both are quite sure what Ze’ev...
Druze remain seriously upset about nation-state law, ‘increases potential for conflict’
Israel’s new nation-state law that passed last month has caused a great deal of controversy, particularly with Israel’s minorities and, in what came as a surprise to many, the largely pro-Israel Druze community.
Israel’s minorities are upset...
Amid recent ethnic tensions, IDF chief meets with Druze and Bedouin leaders
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gadi Eizenkot visited the tomb of Sheikh Amin Tarif in the Druze village of Julis in Israel’s north on Friday, in honor of the upcoming Eid al-Adha holiday....
What Palestinian flags reveal about Israel’s nation-state law
For the second consecutive week, Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square was the site of a Saturday-night protest against Israel’s nation-state law. But the difference between the two demonstrations speaks volumes about the nature of the...
Nation State Law is a step toward apartheid
If you’d like a comprehensive analysis of Israel’s new Nation State Law, I suggest you contact Professor Howard Adelman about his blog (howarda72@gmail.com). If you’re prepared to settle for only a few impressions, please...
Druze protests could lead to irreversible rift with Israeli Jews, warn its elders
It is Saturday afternoon. There are hundreds of shoppers and day-trippers in Daliyat al-Karmel and in Isfiya—two Druze villages in Israel’s north. In the past, an attempt was made to join these two villages...
Arab Knesset member sparks fury with map of Israel drawn as Palestinian flag
Joint Arab List Party Knesset member Jamal Zahalka drew ire on Tuesday for a Facebook post in which he called for the “entire Palestinian nation” to stage a general strike in the coming days...