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…

 

Posted by Judith Ferster, AIME membe

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