"} 6e:{"position":19,"content":"The short answer is that general human and civil rights are already included in the Basic Law. i.e. ’Human Dignity and Freedom’; the purpose of this law is to define Israel’s Jewish character only. But that short answer only captures part of the truth."} 6f:{"position":20,"content":"It would certainly have been appropriate for a law of this nature to include mentioning the equality of all citizens before the law, as well as the rights of minorities to maintain their own ethnicity. These were not included however, only because conservative lawmakers were afraid that such language would be abused by the activist Supreme Court Justices to undermine the rest of the law and to further compromise Israel’s Jewish character. Unfortunately, the Supreme Court’s record provides ample grounds for such fears. Suffice to say that those who cheered on the Court’s unilateral expansion of its own authority over the past 25 years can blame themselves for this unintended consequence."} 70:{"position":21,"content":"This law indirect intention is to mitigate Israel’s Supreme Court’s dangerous superiority and keep Israel democracy intact. The law is somewhat antidote to the Supreme Court lawlessness."} 71:{"position":22,"content":"An upcoming election and/or populist ploy?"} 72:{"position":23,"content":"All members of the opposition in the Knesset, as well as two Druze members of the coalition, voted against the bill. Doesn’t this suggest that passage of the law is merely a populist political ploy of the ruling party and in anticipation of upcoming elections?"} 73:{"position":24,"content":"Knowledge of historical background might put the matter in broader perspective. This bill was in the works for a long time, beginning well before Israel’s current administration. The first version of the bill was a draft chapter for the constitutional discussions in the Constitution and Law Committee of the Knesset in 2004. This chap

Making it obvious: Israel is the Nation State of the Jewish People

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