Alan Dowty
By Alan Dowty
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Opinion Explainer: Is Israel A Democracy?
Should we be concerned about the state of Israeli democracy? Recent worrying events have included the passage of a Nation-State, as well as prime ministerial efforts to corral the press and ongoing campaigns to limit judicial independence. But are these signs that democracy and civil liberties in the Jewish proposed? What Is a Democracy? To…
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Opinion Israel Just Recognized Itself As A Jewish State. Stop Asking Palestinians To.
Last week, the Israeli Knesset passed the Nation-State Bill ratifying Israel’s Jewish character. The passage of a constitutional provision defining Israel as a Jewish state is clearly of immediate and substantial significance for the state’s Arab citizens. But Israel makes its Jewishness a central component of its negotiations with Fatah and Hamas, too, holding recognition…
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