Jewish nation-state
'Druze Tel Aviv' in Northern Israel Rebrands Itself as a Thriving Cultural Hub
Once priding in high army enlistment rates, Daliat al-Carmel now wants to showcase its artistic scene
Israel's Civics Exam to Require Students to Memorize Controversial Nation-state Law
Meanwhile, the concept of a multicultural state, which appears in the curriculum, will not be studied for the next two years
Why Arabs Have a Hard Time Getting Car Insurance in Israel
Blame is placed variously on companies’ racism, the disproportionate number of accidents involving Arab drivers and poor infrastructure in Arab towns
Israel Prison Service Refuses to Translate Regulations Into Arabic, Citing Nation-state Law
The Association for Civil Rights in Israel says issuing prison rules only in Hebrew could infringe on the rights of 60 percent of Israel’s prisoners who do not speak Hebrew
Israel Has Almost as Many Religious Restrictions as Iran, Pew Report Finds
Israel is one of the top 20 most religiously restrictive countries in the world, research center says
Opinion Battling With Tunisia, Better Than Poland: How Israel's Democracy Measures Up
Is Israel’s democracy in danger? It depends who you ask: one of the three major world indexes gives Israel its worst rating ever, another its second-best rating ever. But all agree that civil liberties are under threat
Opinion Netanyahu Isn't the Problem. The Israeli People Are
The apartheid did not start with him and will not end with his departure
Fact-checking Netanyahu’s Claim That Israel Is the Nation-state of Jews Alone
As far back as 1996, the Supreme Court ruled there was no contradiction between Israel's identity as a Jewish state and a state of all its citizens
Wonder Woman vs. Bibi: Gal Gadot Takes Stand in Row Over Jewish-Arab Equality
Wonder Woman backs up Israeli TV host Rotem Sela, after the latter's post claiming Arabs are equal citizens of Israel came under fire by the prime minister himself
Editorial A State for Some of Its Citizens
Netanyahu's response to actress Rotem Sela exposes the ugly, naked truth: The nation-state law was meant to make it clear to Israeli Arabs that the state views them as second-class citizens
Editorial Blight of the Nation-state Law
What do Netanyahu, Meir Kahane and the nation-state law all have in common? A desire to delegitimize Arabs of equal citizenship
Opinion An Israeli Law That Seeks to Humiliate Arab Citizens
The nation-state law changed the status of the Arabic language - by defining Jewish tradition as superior the law ranks the cultural values of Jews from the Arab world lower than those from Europe
Opinion Surveillance, Political Threats, Daily Discrimination: What It’s Like to Be a Palestinian Citizen in Israel
Palestinian citizens of Israel are constantly reminded of the fragility and conditionality of our (second-class) Israeli citizenship, and the illegitimacy of our Palestinian identity - and that's amplified as elections approach
Opinion Toward a Democratic, Not Jewish, State
A civil alternative to the right’s doctrines – one God, one people, one land and one leader – is urgently needed, and whoever has the courage and inspiration to stand at this front will win it all
Analysis Why the Israeli Right Hates the State of Israel and Is Bent on Demolishing Its Democracy
Netanyahu’s personal vendetta against the rule of law harnesses the right’s historic grievances against the bedrock institutions of the modern Jewish state
Israeli Druze Protesters Enraged at Justice Minister Who Says Nation-state Law Won't Be Amended
'The pain is deeper because this suddenly says the country isn't mine': Demonstrators urged Ayelet Shaked to acknowledge damage of contentious legislation
Druze Protest Nation-state Law Outside Israeli Party Leaders' Homes; Politicians Vow to 'Fix' Legislation
Protesters seek commitment to amend contentious legislation that enshrined country's Jewish character
How to Stay Optimistic as a Young Arab in Israel 2019
The blend of Israeli Jewish and Arab cultures, Hebrew and Arabic, village origins and the Tel Aviv bubble – all of this informed the life and work of 24-year-old actor Ala Dakka, who preferred not to define his identity. But now, he's reached a turning point
In First Public Statement, Benny Gantz Vows to 'Fix' Nation-state Law
Former military chief to crowd of Israeli Druze protesters: 'You're fighting for your home, keep going' ■ Former Mossad chief: 'I believe in Gantz as a leader' ■ Bennett and Shaked's new party: 'He's teamed up with the left'
Opinion The High Court of Justice Against the Israeli People
In questioning the nation-state law, even the 'conservative' justices are causing grave damage to the soul of the nation that returned to Zion with so much suffering
State Prosecutor Slams Coalition Whip for Saying 'Millions Won't Accept' Netanyahu Indictment
Shai Nitzan criticizes 'dangerous statements' by Likud MK and ex-PM Ehud Barak on future of PM's corruption charges as undermining public faith in attorney general