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FILE: With the Dome of the Rock on the right, an Israeli man covered in a flag watches Israelis wave the national flag as they march in the Jerusalem Day parade in Jerusalem's Old City, June 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
May 1, 2025, 8:05 pm
Jewish state or state of the Jews? How Israel’s independence sparked an identity conflict
In his book ‘To Be a Jewish State,’ Oxford professor Yaacov Yadgar raises provocative questions in the context of the old-new arguments about national and religious identity
By Rich Tenorio
Druze protest outside the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, demanding equal rights, June 30, 2024 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 30, 2024, 2:53 pm
‘Not only equal in battle’: Druze, Circassians launch protests against discrimination
Minority communities announce week of action culminating in Jerusalem rally; leaders demand more resources and a five-year plan, as well as repeal of contentious planning law
By ToI Staff
Druze activist Hamud Marzuk makes a point to Economy and Industry Minister Nir Barkat at the entrance to the Druze military cemetery in Isfiya, northern Israel, on May 13, 2024. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
May 13, 2024, 3:22 pm
Tensions simmer at Druze memorial ceremony attended by Likud minister Nir Barkat
As activists demonstrate peacefully, Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif calls on state to allow young Druze to build legally on their land
By Sue Surkes
Family and friends of Lt. Col. Salman Habaka mourn at his funeral at the Druze village of Yanuh-Jat, northern Israel, on November 3, 2023. (Flash90)
November 19, 2023, 8:30 pm
Coalition promises Basic Law to enshrine status of Druze, won’t nix controversial law
As Druze death toll in war against Hamas reaches 6, PM backs acknowledging community’s contributions, but makes no commitment to amend much-panned 2018 nation-state law
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
Then-Chief Justice Esther Hayut attends a High Court hearing hearing on the illegal West Bank outpost of Homesh, January 2, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 15, 2023, 10:09 pm
Supreme Court president ends her term on Monday; still involved in ongoing cases
Esther Hayut’s rulings have included critical decisions defying the government and opinions that have bolstered court’s stance that it can review constitutional arrangements
By Jeremy Sharon
Protesters blocking the Ayalon freeway with a sukkah in Tel Aviv, Sept. 30, 2023. (Eitan Shley / Protest organizers)
September 30, 2023, 10:31 pm
‘You won’t divide us’: Protesters against overhaul rally for a 39th weekend
Demonstrators in Tel Aviv block Ayalon freeway with sukkah after week that saw clashes between religious and secular Jews on Yom Kippur
By ToI Staff
In this file photo taken on March 11, 2009, Haredi men gather at a yeshiva in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
May 29, 2023, 1:08 pm
At Haredi demand, contentious resolution will list Torah study among Zionist values
Ultra-Orthodox parties objected to original text, fearing their community might not get benefits if priority is given to those who serve in IDF; cabinet may vote on text this week
By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
Members of the far-right Otzma Yehudit party, including party leader and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir as well as Negev, Galilee and National Resilience Minister Yitzhak Wasserlauf hold a party meeting at the illegal West Bank settlement outpost of Evyatar, February 27, 2023. (Courtesy: Otzma Yehudit)
May 25, 2023, 2:49 pm
Far-right proposal saying gov’t policy must adhere to ‘Zionist values’ set for vote
Cabinet motion scheduled for Sunday asserts Jewish right to settle all ‘Land of Israel,’ including West Bank, seeks to better implement contentious Nation-State Law
By Jeremy Sharon
Negev and the Galilee Minister Yitzhak Wasserlauf arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on January 3, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 27, 2023, 4:48 am
Far-right minister pushes decree to make Zionism a ‘guiding value’ in gov’t decisions
Yitzhak Wasserlauf says measure, aimed at putting contentious Nation-State Law into practice, will come up for a vote at Sunday’s cabinet meeting, though agenda yet to be set
By Michael Horovitz
Prime Minister Yair Lapid speaks to Arab media outlet Panet, aired October 18, 2022. (Screenshot/Panet: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 19, 2022, 6:25 pm
Lapid tells Arab media he’ll change ‘insulting’ nation-state law if he remains PM
With less than 2 weeks until election, premier seeks to drum up Arab votes with promise to amend unpopular legislation, commits to maintaining Temple Mount status quo
By Ash Obel
Illustrative: A pair of glasses rests on a worksheet used to teach Arabic to Israeli students. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
August 31, 2022, 1:05 pm
Jerusalem schools begin teaching spoken Arabic to reduce east-west divide
Ahlan program aims to enhance ability of Jewish students to communicate in Arabic, in effort to create ‘positive light’ between city’s Arab and Jewish residents
By Ash Obel
Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman leads a Yisrael Beytenu faction meeting at the Knesset on May 16, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
May 17, 2022, 6:00 am
Updated Nation-State Law that includes ‘equal rights’ clause unlikely to advance
Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked and Justice Minister Gideon Sa’ar slam proposals to refine or revoke contentious law that enshrines Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
Lt. Col. Mahmoud Khir al-Din (right) and his wife Nahed, in an undated photograph published by the military on May 15, 2022. (Israel Defense Forces)
May 16, 2022, 10:57 am
Druze officer killed in 2018 Gaza raid had denounced Nation-State Law
Lt. Col. Mahmoud Kheir el-Din’s criticism of the controversial 2018 law, weeks before his death, helps reignite government calls for action to amend legislation
By ToI Staff
Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked holds a press conference at Ben Gurion Airport on March 13, 2022. (Roy Alima/Flash90)
May 16, 2022, 10:00 am
As calls to amend Nation-State Law gather steam, Shaked says Yamina will veto plans
Minister calls on fellow lawmakers to not ‘amuse themselves’ with moves that violate the coalition agreement, as Blue and White pledges to bring equality bill to committee debate
By ToI Staff
Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman speaks at a conference of the Israeli newspaper "Makor Rishon" at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem, February 21, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 15, 2022, 12:24 pm
As Druze officer is hailed as a hero, lawmakers join call to ‘fix’ Nation-State Law
Liberman assails ‘contradictions’ in controversial legislation, despite supporting it in 2018; Blue and White party pledges to bring equality bill to committee hearing next week
By Tobias Siegal
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