The Nation-State Law
On July 19, the Israeli Knesset passed the "Nation-State Bill" in a 62-55 vote. Many critics of the bill say that it undermines Israel's historic claim to be both Jewish and democratic in character. But does this new law actually change anything, or only make explicit the way things have been for decades? Is it possible for a state to be both affirmatively Jewish and treat its citizens equally?
Unsettled producer Ilana Levinson spoke to Amjad Iraqi, a Palestinian writer and Al-Shabaka policy analyst who was in the Knesset for the final debates before the Nation-State Bill was passed into law.
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