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Background
Principles
  • II. LAWS LEGALIZING DISCRIMINATION & EXPLOITATION - third set of laws that legalize discrimination against non-Jews within Israel ...
    • 4. Special Treatment for Jewish Religious Symbols.
Point to be
Examined
      • B. Giving special funding and attention to Jewish cultural and religious institutions and holidays and symbols. A small sample of government laws favoring Judaism --
Details
Requested
        • 1) "Flag and Emblem Law" (1949) installs Jewish religious symbols as state symbols.
           
          FLAG AND EMBLEM LAW
          (passed by the Knesset on the 19th Iyar, 5709 (18th May, 1949))
          Inter-
          pretation.
          1.
          • (a) "State flag" means the flag which the Provisional Council of State, on the 25th Tishri, 5709 (28th October, 1948)(1), proclaimed as the flag of the State of Israel, or a flag, of any size whatsoever, similar in design to the said flag, and includes any object bearing the design of the State flag.
          • (b) "State emblem" means the emblem which the Provisional Council of State, on the 11th Shevat, 5709, (10th February, 1949)(1) proclaimed as the emblem of the State of Israel.
        • 2) "Religious Jewish Services Law" (1971)
        • 3) "Chief Rabbinate of Israel Law" (1980) government laws are used to define Jewish religious bureaucracy.
           
          CHIEF RABBINATE OF ISRAEL LAW
          (passed by the Knesset on the 2nd Nisan, 5740 (19th March, 1980))
          Functions of
          Council.
          2. The functions of the Council are -
          • (1) the giving of responsa and opinions on matters of halacha (religious law) to persons seeking its advice;
          • (2) activities aimed at bringing the public closer to the values of tora (religious learning) and mitzvot (religious duties);
          • (3) the issue of certificates of ritual fitness (kashrut) (hekhsher certificates);
          • (4) the conferment of eligibility to serve as a dayan (judge of a religious court) under the Dayanim Law, 5715-1955(2);
          • (5) the conferment of eligibility to serve as a town rabbi under town rabbis' elections regulations made in persuance of the Jewish Religious Services Law (Consolidated Version), 5731-1971;
          • (6) the conferment upon a rabbi of eligibility to serve as a rabbi and marriage registrar;
          • (7) any act required for the carrying out of its functions under any law.
          Publication
          of list of
          members of
          Electoral
          Assembly.
          13. Not later than 21 days before election day, the Election Committee shall publish in Reshumot a list of the members of the Electoral Assembly and shall notify every member of his membership thereof by registered post or personal delivery.
          Voting at
          Assembly.
          15.
          • (d) The Election Committee shall publish a notice of the results of the elections in Reshumot.
        • 4) "Foundations of Law Act" (1980)) the predominant interpretation in Israeli courts is actually that this law says that the bottom line law of the State of Israel is a specific set of ancient laws of the Jewish people called "Halachah", and not to ancient general principles as it sounds like in the translation given below.
           
          FOUNDATIONS OF LAW ACT
          (passed by the Knesset on the 10th Av, 5740 (23rd July, 1980))
          Supplementary
          sources of law.
          1. Where the court, faced with a legal question requiring decision, finds no answer to it in statute law or case-law or by analogy, it shall decide it in the light of the principles of freedom, justice, equity and peace of Israel's heritage.


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