Posts Tagged: Israel nation state law
Anti-Israel Activist Linda Sarsour Apologizes for ‘Confusion’ Over Remarks Vilifying Jewish State
Anti-Israel activist Linda Sarsour took to Twitter on Tuesday to try to explain remarks that were widely condemned as antisemitic. Sarsour faced heavy criticism following a...
Major UK Paper Falsely Claims That Israeli Law Codifies Racism
A recent, official Guardian editorial ("The Guardian view on the Israeli elections: Netanyahu debases his office -- again") included the following accusation: Israel is not a...
A Looming Constitutional Crisis in Israel?
The most important part of Israel's new Nation-State Law may well be its constitutional implications, which have been overlooked by the countless opinion and analysis...
Arab Knesset Members Meet With Arab League to Discuss Law Defining Israel as Jewish
JNS.org - The head of the Arab League hosted on Tuesday a delegation of Arab Knesset members from the Joint List party who railed against a...
Arab MKs Seek EU Foreign Policy Chief’s Support in Battle Against Nation-State Law
JNS.org - A delegation of Arab Israeli lawmakers from the Joint Arab List party met Tuesday with senior European Union officials in Brussels in a bid...
A Candid Look at Israel’s Nation-State Law
The controversial Nation-State Law that just passed in Israel is typical of what I do not like about nationalism. The bill was passed by a vote...
Why Israel Needs the Nation-State Law
Much has been published against the new Israeli Basic Law: Israel as the Nation-State of the Jewish People. Many, both in Israel and abroad, ask:...
Ronald Lauder Treats Israelis Like Misbehaving Children
For most of the last 70 years, the American Jewish establishment has taken the position that Israelis should make their own decisions, particularly on matters...
Israel’s Nationality Law Is Not Discriminatory
The newly passed Basic Law: Israel as the Nation-State of the Jewish People, known as the Nationality Bill, does nothing to damage the equality of...
Equality for All of Israel’s Citizens
JNS.org - Since moving to Israel nearly two decades ago, I have come to profoundly appreciate the fact that the modern Jewish homeland consists of a...
Looking Candidly at Israel’s Nation-State Law
It is inevitable -- and laudable -- that there are debates and differences over most new legislation. However, that does not justify the global hysteria...
Israel’s Druze Arabs Push for Changes After Jewish State Law
Israel's new "nation-state" law has provoked anger among members of its most integrated minority, the Druze, prompting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to seek corrective legislation. Netanyahu...
Netanyahu Offers Plan to Address Druze Concerns Over Nation-State Law
JNS.org - A team appointment by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented a plan to the Druze community as part of an effort to resolve concerns...
Arab Knesset Member Sparks Fury With Map of Israel Drawn as Palestinian Flag
JNS.org - Joint Arab List Party Knesset member Jamal Zahalka drew ire on Tuesday for a Facebook post in which he called for the “entire Palestinian...
