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Court Rejection of Israeli Nationality Highlights Flaws of Jewish Democracy

The distinction between citizenship and nationality ostensibly justifies and rationalizes discrimination and exclusion.

Aeyal Gross
Aeyal Gross
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Wednesday’s rejecting the appeal of 21 appellants to be listed as “Israelis” in the Population Registry’s “nationality” rubric (which actually represents ethnic identity and not citizenship) reiterated, but also expanded on a ruling issued by then-Supreme Court President Shimon Agranat some 40 years ago.

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