’’Israel’s’’ New Law: National Home for Jews, Drop Arabic Language
Forty "Israeli" Knesset Members from both the coalition and opposition submitted a proposal to the Knesset for a new Basic Law that would change the definition of "Israel" from the so-called "Jewish and democratic state" to "the national home for the Jewish people.
"Sources at the Knesset say the law currently has broad support, and they believe it will be passed during the Knesset's winter session," "Haaretz" "Israeli" newspaper reported.
The bill redefines basic consensus regarding the character of the Zionist entity.
For example, it proposes that Hebrew would be the only official language in "Israel", as opposed to the present situation - based on current mandatory law, Arabic and English are also recognized as official languages.
The daily revealed that "another clause states that Jewish law will be a source of inspiration to the legislature and the courts."
This would mean that MKs would be asked to legislate in the spirit of Jewish law, and courts to adjudicate by it in cases where no other express law exists.
In the language of the bill: "If the court sees a legal question requiring a ruling, and finds no solution in legislation, custom or clear analogy, it will rule in light of the principles of freedom, justice, integrity and peace in Jewish heritage."
The bill also calls on the "Israeli" government to "act to ingather the exiles of "Israel" and further Jewish settlement within it, and allocate resources to this end."
Moreover, "Israel" is not concerned over the implications of the bill for its international image.
"If we were talking about the world in which the United Nations equates Zionism with racism, there might be a problem. But today the world is ready to accept this," Likud MK Zeev Elkin said.
Source: Haaretz
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