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On Independence Day, Netanyahu caves to right wing
Summary :To ensure his seat and his political future, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu adopts the bill defining Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people, raising “a white flag of surrender to the right wing and the settlers.”
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It should come as no surprise that hate crimes and “Price Tag” assaults on Israeli Arabs are flourishing in this atmosphere. If Netanyahu really was shocked by the attack on the mosque in Fureidis [April 28], or the destruction of olive trees and cars owned by Arabs throughout the length and breadth of democratic Israel, he wouldn’t even go near a proposed law like the Jewish State Basic Law. Netanyahu condemned the hate crimes in Fureidis to fulfill his obligations. He was quoted as saying, “What happened in Fureidis was infuriating, and we are taking action to catch the people responsible for it.” He went on to say that he gave orders to involve the Shin Bet.
There is a connection between this atmosphere of total anarchy when it comes to containing acts against Arabs and the consolidation of the rule of the settlers within the Likud Party and the government. It seems as if Netanyahu had not only abandoned any efforts to combat extreme right-wing elements in his party such as the Danons and the Elkins. He is actually aligning himself with them by adopting the same kinds of legislation and patterns of operation.
Netanyahu is the first prime minister to vilify the legacy and the existing legislation which anchor Israel as a Jewish state that successfully maintains a democratic regime, and he is doing it for populist reasons
Read more: http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/05/netanyahu-jewish-state-bill-extreme-right-political-survival.html#ixzz30uQHCUQU
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" Ami Kaufman| May 4 2014, 0:11
The usage of the term “apartheid” (a.k.a. The “A” word) when describing the situation in the West Bank is on the rise internationally, but also internally in Israel. Recently, it got a real bump when Secretary of State John Kerry used it to describe what Israel could turn into if a deal wasn’t reached with Palestinians. The most popular satire show in Israel “Eretz Nehederet” also dealt with the issue tonight. The show, which in the past few seasons has not been as biting is it once was, has always been known to lean to the left – but accepting the term apartheid is a big jump even for them.
In a skit where the host asks a fake Benjamin Netanyahu about Kerry’s remarks, the PM demands an apology for even using the word “apartheid” to begin with. That’s when this slide shows up:
“During the show Eretz Nehederet, we mistakenly used the word ‘apartheid’, a word from which one could understand erroneously that the State of Israel rules over two million people with no civil rights. We apologize if any Jew was offended by this.” "
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