Israel Cabinet approves draft of Jewish 'nation state' law
By Peter Snyder on Nov 24, 2014 01:11 pm[JURIST] The Cabinet of Israel [official website] on Sunday approved draft legislation that would official define Israel as a Jewish and democratic state. The controversial law, titled "Israel, the Nation-State of the Jewish People," passed the Cabinet 14 votes to 6, and will now proceed to the Israeli parliament, the Knesset [official website] for a first reading next Monday. The bill has been heavily criticized by two parties who are members of Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu's [official website; JURIST... +read more
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