Critics of Israel’s Nation-State Law Misunderstand the Country’s Constitutional System
Whatever its flaws, it’s not one bit undemocratic.
August 8, 2018
Critics of Israel’s Nation-State Law Misunderstand the Country’s Constitutional System
Whatever its flaws, it’s not one bit undemocratic.
Passed on July 19 after years of controversy and debate, the law declaring Israel “the nation state of the Jewish people” has caused no small amount of outrage—most of which, writes Evelyn Gordon, is the product of sheer ignorance:
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