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The redundancy of Israel’s ‘Jewish Nation-State Law’
The Israeli government is pushing a law that would force judges to prioritize Israel’s Jewish character over democratic principles. But that has always been the case. The “Jewish Nation-State Law,” which is currently making its way through the Knesset as a proposed Basic Law – the closest thing Israel has to a constitutional amendment – would require…
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Amjad Iraqi
July 12, 2017
The true price Israel pays for the occupation
Both the economic and political elite in Israel benefit from the occupation in different ways. The longer the occupation persists, the wider become the gaps between these two ‘1 percents’ and the rest of the country. By Shlomo Swirski What is the cost to Israel of the occupation? And who in Israel is paying it?…
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May 17, 2017
Pushing Palestinians off their land — by pumping sewage onto it
Not content with ongoing demolitions in Umm al-Kheir and the destruction of its taboun, settlers in nearby Carmel have resorted to piping their waste onto the land belonging to the village. By Yossi Gurvitz, for Yesh Din The usual problem with reporting on what happens in the West Bank is lens width, an essential physical problem: you…
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March 31, 2017
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When it comes to West Bank outpost, attorney general aids in bypassing the law
Contrary to a High Court ruling, Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein has ordered the government to refrain from removing 30 structures from the Amona outpost. One hopes that this time, the court will put Weinstein in his place for a change. By Yesh Din (written by Yossi Gurvitz) When a government office issues a press release…
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July 23, 2013
Knesset rejects ‘land grab’ bill; settlements expand anyway
Updated: The Knesset on Wednesday voted down a bill called the “Settlement Arrangement Law,” a motion tailored to legalize settlement areas and outposts in the West Bank facing legal challenges from Palestinians who claim to own the land privately. The vote failed (69 against, 22 in favor) despite severe pressure from the right this week, and…
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Dahlia Scheindlin
June 5, 2012
Netanyahu’s promise to dismantle settlements is a big step backward
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu announced yesterday his intention to legalize dozens of tiny settlement outposts in the West Bank, which were built over the last decade, without formal authorization by the Israeli government, reports Haaretz. At the same time, he declared his intention to dismantle “immediately” all the outposts built on private Palestinian land. According…
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Roi Maor
March 1, 2011
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