Today Is November 23rd, 2014 Time: 15:22 Hrs. PDT (Comment) Didnt This Already Happen In Germany With The Jewish People? Personally, Im Really Sick Of Hearing The Term: HOMELAND This is The Same Term Used In Nazi Germany. So What Happens To The Undesirables? Deportation, Extermination? HEADLINE: Netanyahu Govt Approves Disputed Bill Making Israel Nation-State Of Jewish People Summary: Following heated debate, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus cabinet has voted in favor of anchoring in law the status of Israel as “the national homeland of the Jewish people,” which critics fear would discriminate the Arab population. According to the draft law, Israel’s Basic Laws would no longer define it as Jewish and democratic country, but as the Nation-State of the Jewish People. 15 Israeli ministers in the cabinet supported the ‘Jewish state bill,’ with only six, including Israeli Justice Minister, Tzipi Livni, saying ‘no’ to the initiative on Sunday. The bill now has to be approved by the country’s parliament, Knesset, which is scheduled to vote on it on Wednesday. Netanyahu said that it’s high time to amend the legislation as the idea of Israel being the national homeland of the Jewish people is challenged by many inside and outside the country. “The Palestinians refuse to recognize this, and there is also opposition from within – there are those who want to establish autonomy in the Galilee and the Negev, and who deny our national rights,” the Prime Minister is cited by Jerusalem Post newspaper. He assured that the bill won’t give Judaism precedence over democracy, with all Israeli citizens – no mater of their culture and faith – to have equal rights. “But there are national rights only for the Jewish people: a flag, anthem, the right of every Jew to immigrate to Israel, and other national symbols,” Netanyahu added. However, the critics have called the proposal “anti-democratic,” expressing concerns that it would legalize discrimination against 1.7 million Arabs living in Israel. Continue Reading: rt/news/208139-israel-jewish-state-bill/ Reference To Homeland: truth-out.org/opinion/item/26395-time-for-the-us-to-dump-the-word-homeland
Posted on: Sun, 23 Nov 2014 23:21:57 +0000
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