A law makes Israel the state of all Jews

Approved on 19 July 2018, with a very narrow margin of votes (62 to 55) by the Israeli Knesset, the fundamental Law on the Jewish state has the value of a constitutional law, as can be seen from the provisions of the final article (art. 11).

There are many observations that could be made on this text, which has had a long parliamentary process and which sees the light today, in a particularly serious context for the history of the Jewish state and the entire Middle East, where more and more are being Several outbreaks of crisis, foreshadowing the hypothesis of a conflict that could take on devastating aspects and that seems to date fundamentally prevented by the presence of Russia that, succeeding in actually bringing the Syrian crisis back, has in fact reassured Even the Jewish state, which fears that the Iran-Hezbollah axis (the latter blatantly victorious in the last elections in Lebanon), was on the border of the Golan, occupied by Israel in the Kippur War of 1973.

The recent closure of the last access between the Gaza strip and Israel, the very high toll of deaths of the Palestinian protest against the American recognition of Jerusalem as the eternal and inviolable capital of the Jewish state (as we see as enshrined In the fundamental law, art. 3), they also threaten to escalate against Hamas, which Israel will face when it is sure of the situation on the Golan. Not by chance, in recent days, after the already repeated attacks of the Israeli air Force in Syrian territory, Israel has also struck Aleppo with an unclaimed incursion but on whose paternity it is difficult to raise doubts. Very serious is the fact, that the Western media have neglected for obvious reasons, that art. 7 defines the Jewish settlements in the occupied territories as national value, definitively eliminating any illusion as to the possibility of a two-state solution, which has been flashed for decades following the Oslo accords. Israel is now sure of its military power, of the fractionation of the Arab world and of the extraordinary level of political-military integration achieved with the American administrations, without solutions of continuity. It is a few days ago the news, spread by the authoritative site Debka (very close to Israeli intelligence) of further developments in the joint Israeli-American planning against Iran. According to Debka, on June 29th, in Washington, the Israeli chief of Staff Gady Eisenkott would launch the Iran project together with Gen. Joseph Dunford, US joint chief of staff and Gen. Joseph Votel, commander of CENTCOM, the U.S. command that oversees the entire Middle East. At the head of this project would be placed the Israeli general Nitzan Alon, head of operations of the Israeli armed forces, next to retirement and then able to devote time to plan the project, which involves the organization of four groups Joint Command:-Nuclear, in charge of following the key nuclear objectives: weapons, reactors, enrichment and centrifugal plants, production sites. -Ballistic, which deals with the deposits of Iranian missiles and their stations of launch, both of surface and underground, as well as of the related systems of development and production. -Anti-subversion, to coordinate covert operations and not against Iranian military and intelligence centers in the Middle East, particularly in Syria, Lebanon and Yemen, as well as electronic warfare activities. -economic, which relates to US sanctions against Iran: In this case Israel will help with intelligence activities to counter Iranian systems to circumvent North American sanctions.

Fundamental law: Israel as national State of the Jewish people

1-Basic principles A. The Land of Israel, on which the State of Israel was constituted, is the historical homeland of the Jewish people. B. The State of Israel is the national seat of the Jewish people, in which the latter realizes its natural, cultural, religious and historical right to self-determination. C. The right to exercise national self-determination in the State of Israel only competes with the Jewish people.

2-symbols of State A. The name of the state is "Israel". B. The flag of the state is white with two blue stripes on the edges and a star of Blue Davide in the center. C. The emblem of the state is the six-arm menorah, with olive leaves on both sides and the word "Israel" next to it. D. The state anthem is "Hatikvah". E. Details regarding the status symbols will be established by law.

3. The capital of the state of Jerusalem, complete and united, is the capital of Israel.

4-language A. The language of the state is Hebrew. B. The Arabic language has a special status in the State; The law will establish the rules for the use of the Arabic language in or from state institutions. C. This clause shall not affect the status of the Arabic language defined before this law.

5-Reception of the Exiles the state will be open to the immigration of the Jews and to the reception of the Exiles.

6-Connection with the Jewish people to. The State will undertake to ensure the safety of members of the Jewish people who are persecuted or detained for the fact of Jewish beings or because of their citizenship. B. The State will act in the Diaspora to reinforce the affinities between the state and the Jewish people. C. The state will preserve the cultural, historical and religious heritage of the Jewish people among the Jews of the Diaspora.

7-Jewish settlements in. The State considers the development of Jewish settlements as a national value and will act to encourage and promote its creation and consolidation.

8-Official Calendar The Hebrew calendar is the official calendar of the state and will be used as the official calendar next to the Gregorian. The use of the Hebrew calendar of the Gregorian will be defined by law.

9-Day of independence and memory A. The Independence Day is official national holiday of the state. B. The day of the commemoration of the fallen in the wars of Israel and the Day of remembrance of the Holocaust and heroism are official recurrences of the state.

10-days of rest and Saturday on Saturday and the festivals of Israel are non-working days in the state; Non-Jews are entitled to retain their rest days on their holiday and in their other festivals; Details on this issue will be defined by law.

11-Immutability The Fundamental law will not be altered unless another fundamental law is passed by a majority of the members of the Knesset.

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