Nation-state bill in the light of Israeli west bank policy

The article examines the Basic Law: Israel is the national state of the Jewish people adopted by Israeli Parliament - Knesset - on the 19th of July, 2018. Author handles the Basic Law in the context of the final status determination of the West Bank which is the key problem of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and further way of Israel existence as well. It is noted that according to the steps taken by the Israeli political leadership including those in the legislative field, it is determined to annex the territory. This Basic Law is rather reviewed from the standpoint of the Israeli leadership intention to address the territorial and demographic aspects of the Palestinian-Israeli relationship in the near future. As far as Arab citizens of Israel are concerned, author partly agrees with the proponents of the Basic Law which insist on its ‘lofty aims’ and that it is not of discriminatory nature just because in fact it hardly can spoil their status more comparing with the present rights of the case. The Nation-State Bill is more about alignment of the legal framework according to the national and geo-political agenda adopted by the right-wing including far-right parties which are forming ruling coalition in Israel. Its adoption must be considered under the circumstances on the international arena during the presidency of Donald Trump - the most pro-Israel US President in history - and internal political process in Israel which is marked by swinging of the Israeli society to the right.

Keywords

State of Israel, Basic Law, “Jewish character”, Knesset, West Bank, occupied territories, Jerusalem

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10.08.2019

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32223

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GOST	Korochkina V. Nation-state bill in the light of Israeli west bank policy // Asia and Africa Today – 2019. – Issue 8 C. 53-60 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://asaf-today.ru/S032150750005781-1-1 (circulation date: 10.09.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S032150750005781-1
MLA	Korochkina, Victoria A "Nation-state bill in the light of Israeli west bank policy." Asia and Africa Today 8 (2019):53-60. DOI: 10.31857/S032150750005781-1
APA	Korochkina V. (2019). Nation-state bill in the light of Israeli west bank policy. Asia and Africa Today (8), pp.53-60 DOI: 10.31857/S032150750005781-1

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