Tag: Nationality Law
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Herzl, the Jewish state and the future
The return of the Jews to their homeland raises a number of questions for Jews and non-Jews alike. Everyone is asking why and how did this happen, and if the Jews have a mission....
Arab Knesset members meet with Arab League to discuss law defining Israel as Jewish
The head of the Arab League hosted a delegation of Arab Knesset members from the Joint List party on Tuesday, who railed against a new Israeli nation-state law that defines Israel as a Jewish...
Minority leaders express support for Israel’s new nation-state law
Despite some Druze leaders’ vocal opposition to the controversial nation-state law, some in the community, as well as within other minorities, are voicing support for the legislation.
The nation-state law defines Israel as the nation-state...
Catholic Church in Israel calls on Christians to protest Nationality Law
The Latin Patriarchate in Jerusalem, which represents the Roman Catholic Church in Israel, issued a statement on Monday blasting Israel’s new Nationality Law and called upon followers to protest it.
The Church seemed to take...
New poll shows majority of Israelis support the new Nationality Law
A new poll by the Walla news website shows that most Israelis support the Nationality Law, with 58 percent agreeing with the current language and 34 percent opposed to it.
While 85 percent of those...
Amid nation-state law controversy, Netanyahu urges lawmakers to ‘fight for the truth’
Israelii Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday told Likud ministers he expected them to express “unreserved and unapologetic” support for the controversial nation-state law.
“The Jewish nation-state is the basis of our existence,” he said....
Netanyahu to hold meeting on nation-state law following objections by Druze
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will reportedly convene a meeting to re-examine the controversial nation-state law passed last week after an outcry by the Druze community.
Earlier on Wednesday, Education Minister and Jewish Home Party...
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...
Israeli president stands up against Arab discrimination
Various proposals for a new Basic Law, formally known as “Israel: The Nation State of the Jewish People,” or the “Nationality Law” for short, have been sitting before the Knesset for several years now....
‘Nationality Law’ defining Israel as a Jewish state passes first reading in Knesset
On Monday night, the Knesset plenum passed the first reading of the proposed “Nationality Law,” which seeks to canonize “Israel as the Nation State of the Jewish People.” Sixty-four Knesset members voted in favor...