Israeli Nation State Law Hallmark of an Unfree People Living in Fear

From its very inception, the State of Israel passed laws that limit the rights of Palestinians in all areas of life — from citizenship rights to the right to political participation, land and housing rights, education rights, cultural and language rights, religious rights, and due-process rights.

Miko Peled
By Miko Peled
An Israeli soldier aims his rifle at an unarmed Palestinian during a protest against Israel's apartheid wall in the Palestanian village of Bilin near Ramallah. Majdi Mohammed | AP

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL (Analysis) -- Who needs a Nation State Law? What does the insistence and the passing of a law that states Israel’s exclusive rights to the land and the state mean? Since many laws and the reality on the ground make it seemingly obvious that Israel is already a state for Jews, one would think this law is redundant at least, if not

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The US as the Nation State of the Protestant Christian People

What would Israel’s Nation-State Law look like if it was applied to the United States?

Ian Berman
By Ian Berman
An Evangelical Christian holds up an American flag during a gathering in Jerusalem. Thousands of evangelical Christians from more than 80 countries descended upon Jerusalem this week to show their support for the Jewish state. Dan Balilty | AP

WASHINGTON -- In honor of the shared values between the State of Israel and the United States of America, and the recently passed “Israel as the Nation State of the Jewish People” Basic Law, the following bill has been proposed to the U.S. House of Representatives (with an identical bill proposed in the U.S. Senate).  Since an overwhelming number

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Massive Protests Erupt in Tel Aviv Over Israel’s Jewish Nation-State Law

Arab Israelis make up around 20 per cent of the country’s 9 million citizens. Israeli law guarantees them full equal rights, but many say they face constant discrimination, citing inferior services and unfair allocations for education, health and housing.

Middle East Monitor
By Middle East Monitor
nation state protest

Tens of thousands of people gathered in Tel Aviv on Saturday to protest against Israel’s new law declaring it the nation-state of the Jewish people, which has provoked outrage among the country’s most integrated minority, the Druze. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has defended the law, which says only Jews have the right of self-determination in

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White Nationalist Richard Spencer Lauds Israel’s New Nation State Law

Spencer Tweeted: “I have great admiration for Israel’s nation-state law,” Spencer tweeted over the weekend. “Jews are, once again, at the vanguard, rethinking politics and sovereignty for the future, showing a path forward for Europeans.”

Middle East Monitor
By Middle East Monitor
Richard Spencer, the founder of the so-called “alt-right” movement, an offshoot of conservatism mixing racism, white nationalism and populism. (AP Photo)

A white nationalist known to harbor Nazi sympathies has given a ringing endorsement to Israel’s Nation State bill. In his effusive support, which critics have denounced as the institutionalization of apartheid in Israel, white supremacist Richard Spencer expressed his admiration of the controversial law in a series of tweets. “I have great

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Knesset’s New Nation State Law Codifies Israel as an Apartheid State

The passing of the Nation State law codifies what have been racist policies and practices by Israel into law, and not just a regular law, but a Basic Law that defines the State.

Miko Peled
By Miko Peled
demolishing Israeli homes

JERUSALEM -- After several days of rushing and intense debates, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had his wish come true. He urgently wanted to get the Nation State bill passed into law before the Knesset goes into summer recess on July 22, and for several days now the Knesset committee charged with ironing out the bill was delaying the

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