Download This PaperReflections on the Meaning and Justification of 'Jewish' in the Expression 'A Jewish and Democratic State'
The Israeli Nation-State: Political, Constitutional, and Cultural Challenges, p. 135, 2014.
Hebrew University of Jerusalem Legal Research Paper No. 01-15
37 Pages Posted: 19 Aug 2014 Last revised: 30 Mar 2016
Date Written: August 17, 2014
Abstract
In this essay I would like to explain how it is possible to justify Israel's existence as a state that is both Jewish and Democratic.
Keywords: Israel, Jewish, Democratic
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Gavison, Ruth E., Reflections on the Meaning and Justification of 'Jewish' in the Expression 'A Jewish and Democratic State' (August 17, 2014). The Israeli Nation-State: Political, Constitutional, and Cultural Challenges, p. 135, 2014., Hebrew University of Jerusalem Legal Research Paper No. 01-15, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2481782
Ruth E. Gavison (Contact Author)
Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Faculty of Law ( email )
Mount Scopus
Mount Scopus, IL 91905
Israel
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