11-29-2014 Israel’s Jewish state bill: The wider impact – Jonathan Cook OpEdNews

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Israel-s-Jewish-state-bill-by-Jonathan-Cook-Israel_Israel-And-Palestine_Israeli_intransigence_Netanyahu-141129-557.html

Netanyahu wants to 'upgrade' discrimination in Israel to help secure his rule in the occupied territories, say experts...

It is designed to demote Arabic -- spoken by the fifth of the population who belong to the country's Palestinian minority -- from its current status as an official language, and makes "Jewish tradition" and "the prophets of Israel" a primary source of legal and judicial authority.

More specifically, it formally defines Israel as belonging to Jews around the world rather than to its citizens, which includes 1.5 million Palestinians…

 

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