<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Occupied Palestine | فلسطين]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[occupiedpalestine]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/author/hajarhajar/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Law Proposed in Knesset Would Make Israel &#8216;Jewish&#8217; Instead of &#8216;Jewish and Democratic&#8217;]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>PNN &#8211; Palestine News Network &#8211; 04.08.11 &#8211; 11:08</p>
<p><strong>Tel Aviv &#8211; PNN &#8211; Forty Israeli MKs proposed a law on Wednesday that would change Israel&#8217;s definition as a &#8220;Jewish and democratic state&#8221; to &#8220;the national home for the Jewish people.&#8221; </strong></p>
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<p>The bill was supported by MKs from the right-wing governing parties as well as 20 of the 28 centrist Kadima MKs and some Labor MKs.</p>
<p>Knesset sources told Israeli daily Haaretz the bill is expected to pass during the winter sitting of the Israeli parliament.</p>
<p>The bill also proposes that courts prefer Israel&#8217;s Jewish character over its democratic character when the two identities clash and will make Hebrew the only official language, while retaining &#8220;linguistic access to the services of state&#8221; for Arabic speakers.</p>
<p>The think tank Institute for Zionist Strategies helped draft the bill. Their website describes the organization as working to &#8220;ensure the continuation of the State of Israel as both a Jewish and a viable democratic state.&#8221;</p>
<p>The bill calls for an increase in Jewish immigration to Israel and money to help settle new Jewish immigrants.</p>
<p><a href="http://english.pnn.ps/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=10558&amp;Itemid=56">Source</a></p>
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