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Israel's nation-state law: Netanyahu government lays the foundations for a majoritarian system

Israels Nationalstaatsgesetz: die Regierung Netanyahu schafft Grundlagen für ein majoritäres System
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Lintl, Peter
Wolfrum, Stefan

Corporate Editor
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit

Abstract

On 19 July 2018, the Israeli parliament passed legislation known as the nation-state law. It is highly controversial in Israel as well as internationally, although strictly speaking there is little new contained in it. Its advocates emphasise that it merely gives expression to existing realities. Cr... view more

On 19 July 2018, the Israeli parliament passed legislation known as the nation-state law. It is highly controversial in Israel as well as internationally, although strictly speaking there is little new contained in it. Its advocates emphasise that it merely gives expression to existing realities. Critics argue that the law discriminates against minorities, runs counter to democratic values and, in particular, undermines the prin­ciple of equality. The debate reveals the social tension in Israel between its ‘Jewish’ and ‘democratic’ identity. In addition, it becomes clear that the main sup­porters of the law on the government side have more far-reaching intentions than its wording suggests. Their aim is to place Jewish collective rights above individual rights and freedoms. The law is, therefore, also a manifestation of current govern­ment policy aimed at leading Israel away from a more liberal democracy and towards a majoritarian democracy. In particular, this policy affects the Supreme Court as a defender of liberal principles. (author's abstract)... view less

Keywords
Israel; government policy; religion; national state; legislation; nation state; Judaism; legal status; minority; Arab; democracy; zionism; Middle East

Classification
Political System, Constitution, Government
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy

Free Keywords
Gesetzesfolgenabschätzung

Document language
English

Publication Year
2018

City
Berlin

Page/Pages
7 p.

Series
SWP Comment, 41/2018

ISSN
1861-1761

Status
Published Version; reviewed

Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications


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