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Mar 18, 2025, 3:42 PM
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Putting Knesset members above the law
A proposed bill giving MKs freedom to break the law and commit civil offenses puts the fox in charge of guarding the henhouse
Nov 26, 2023, 4:30 PM
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The country that rescues its people wherever they are
For all the discrimination in the 'nation-state law,' its clause including all Jews and all Israeli citizens in its global care is essential
Jun 22, 2023, 2:48 PM
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What’s wrong with criminalizing anti-Haredi incitement?
Yes, Israel's anti-racism laws need to be extended to vulnerable groups –including women and the LGBTQ community
Dec 4, 2022, 2:24 PM
61 cats guarding the cream
Many loaded guns are lying on the political table today: an override clause; curtailment of the High Court’s power of administrative review of government actions; a change in the mechanism for selecting judges; and a downgrade of the attorney...
Nov 11, 2022, 3:13 PM
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All you need to know about Israel’s ‘override clause’
With no integral checks and balances to the Israeli system, this so-called reform would leave human rights and minorities susceptible to abuses by the majority
May 25, 2020, 3:28 PM
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A prime minister on trial: questions and answers
How long will the proceedings take? What about immunity? And has there ever been a sitting PM anywhere who faced criminal charges? (Yes, one)
Jan 3, 2020, 1:08 PM
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A decade of anti-democratic legislation
On loyalty declarations, sanctioned Jews-only communities, and the Nation-State law that undermined the Declaration of Independence
Jul 31, 2019, 3:58 PM
The nation-state law, one year later: What has changed?
The Basic Law: Israel the Nation-State of the Jewish People turned one. What, if anything, has changed in that time? From a practical standpoint, the law’s ramifications are not yet clear. Neither its opponents nor its supporters ever claimed that...
Mar 14, 2019, 12:46 PM
Whatever happened to the Likud’s liberal values?
The Likud Party's Constitution defines it as "a national-liberal party advocating for the ingathering of exiles, the integrity of the Jewish homeland, human freedom, and social justice." Along with the goals of maintaining the integrity of the homeland, developing the country,...
Nov 23, 2014, 7:56 PM
A Ready Alternative to the Nation-State Law
The Israeli government coalition is being asked to weigh in on a truly fundamental issue that is a matter of principle, concerning the identity of the State of Israel, democracy, and relations between religion and state. The proposed Basic Law:...
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Dr. Amir Fuchs is head of the Defending Democratic Values project at the Israel Democracy Institute.
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