Netanyahu pushing Basic Law defining Israel as Jewish state

[Jefferson23]

'Israel will always preserve full equal rights, both personal and civil, of all citizens of the state of Israel, Jews and non-Jews as one,' PM says on visit to Tel Aviv's Independence Hall.


By Barak Ravid, Jonathan Lis and Jack Khoury | May 1, 2014

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday during a visit to Independence Hall in Tel Aviv that he planned to push forward a new Basic Law to "legally anchor" Israel's status as "the nation-state of the Jewish people."

Netanyahu said he believed that the most "basic ingredient in our national lives will win legal status just as other central ingredients that constitute our fundamental core that have already been ruled into the Basic Law of Knesset."

"Unfortunately, as we have seen recently, there are those who do not recognize this natural right and who seek to appeal the historical, legal and moral justification for the existence of the state of Israel as the nation-state of our people," he added. "I see it as one of my basic missions as prime minister to fortify the state of Israel as the nation-state of our people."

Justice Minister Tzipi Livni came out verhemently against Netanyahu's plan, with her office saying she "will not allow the damaging, weakening or subjugating of [Israel's] democratic values to its Jewish values – this is the substance of the Declaration of Independence and the basis of our existence."

http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/1.588478

[azurnoir]

1. Israel wishing to define itself as the Jewish State is not a problem

requiring others to do so is a problem though

[Jefferson23]

2. Right of return, that is why he is pushing this, so he can end any possible obligations.

Interesting it will be to see the push back from within, secular Israeli Jews are going to trust how
he words this? Good luck with that and Palestinian Israeli citizens too.

[azurnoir]

3. RoR is one possibility politics is another that said if Israel wishes to define it's self

as a Jewish State that's Israel's business, it is comparable to Iran and Saudi Arabia both of which define themselves as Islamic States

[Scootaloo]

6. It can define itself as an Ashkenazim-from Miami state if it wants

It still has no bearing on the rights of Palestinian refugees.

[azurnoir]

8. No it does not -that is why I said

if Israel wishes to define itself as the Jewish State then that is no problem however imposing that demand on the Palestinians is quite another

[Scootaloo]

9. As we all knew anyway, that was just an effort to scuttle talks

...And leave Palestinians with the blame.

[azurnoir]

12. I think right now Bibi is in political trouble-his Rightwing is out of control

this may be a way of mollifying them, I've read this proposal has been made and turned down in the past

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

10. Is it a problem if you become a second class citizen due to your racial or religious makeup?

[azurnoir]

11. yes that is a problem, however if that is the case there will be as they say blow back

in fact the US refusing the visa waiver is just a hint , if that becomes the case Israel will not be able to deny the A word anymore

[imthevicar]

4. covering up

Pushing What isn't real before their discovered. Their claim to Israel.

[Jefferson23]

5. Could you explain what you're talking about?

Who is covering up what etc??

[Scootaloo]

7. Generally my finding is...

When someone is being so obtuse and vague, whatever they're saying probably isn't something worth hearing