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Background
Principles |
HOW THE BASIC CATEGORIES OF LAWS WORK TO VIOLATE CIVIL
RIGHTS:
- III. LAWS & OTHER MEASURES SUPPRESSING REBELLION - one set of laws
by which the Israeli government suppresses Palestinian rebellion against discrimination
in Israel ...
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Point to be
Examined |
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- 1. Inhibiting Free Speech of Legislators.
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Details
Requested |
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- A. The Israeli legislature has empowered its Elections Committee
to forbade from running for office those who deny "...the existence
of the State of Israel as the state of the Jewish people." This
has been interpreted to include support for equal rights for all Israelis,
because equal rights for all Israelis would negate providing special
privileges for Jews (amendment
9 of the “Basic
Law: The Knesset” (1958); “Political Parties Law”
(1992)) --
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BASIC LAW: THE KNESSET
(AMENDMENT NO. 9)
(passed by the Knesset on the 13th Av, 5745 (31st
July, 1985)) |
Amendment of
section 7A. |
1. In the Basic Law: The Knesset(1),
the following section shall be inserted after section
7:
"Prevention of
participation
of
candidate's
list. |
7A. A candidates' list shall
not participate in elections to the Knesset if
its objects or actions, expressly or by implication,
include one of the following:
- (1) negation of the existence of the State
of Israel as the state of the Jewish people;
- (2) negation of the democratic character
of the State;
- (3) incitement to racism.".
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(C) Israel Law Resource Center, February, 2007.