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The Ramifications of the Nation-State Law: Is Israeli Democracy at Risk?

The Ramifications of the Nation-State Law: Is Israeli Democracy at Risk?

The discussion surrounding the Nation-State Law has sparked a heated debate in Israeli society. One side claims that the law is a proper and necessary legislative anchor for the national character of the State of Israel as the state of the Jewish people, against those who seek to deny the Jewish people’s right to a national home in its homeland. The other side argues that this is discriminatory legislation, which undermines the democratic nature of the State of Israel.

Issues and Analyses|August 1, 2018
British Report Reveals “Separatist” Jewish Education System in Palestine, 1946

British Report Reveals “Separatist” Jewish Education System in Palestine, 1946

With the British spending local revenue on strategic needs — ports, roads and communication systems — scant funds were devoted to education in the Mandate. Already baked into diasporic habits, the Jewish community raced forward in educating its own in Palestine to inculcate penetrating attachments to Palestine as the Jewish national home. Arab youth literacy ran in place, with separatist education contributing mightily to communal divisions, as occurred simultaneously in the economic and geospatial spheres.