Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a cabinet meeting, June 17, 2018.. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)
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The massive demonstration in Tel Aviv Saturday night against the nation-State Law has not moved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from supporting it, with him telling the cabinet Sunday the law is important for future generations.
“Without the Nation-State Law, it is impossible to guarantee for future generations that Israel will be the nation-state of the Jews,” he said. He added that the law has not harmed – nor does anyone intend to harm – the individual rights of minorities living in the country.
He said that Israel is a Jewish and democratic state, and that the democratic nature of the state is anchored in numerous laws, including the Basic Law; Human Dignity and Law. The Nation-State law was necessary to enshrine the Jewish nature of the state, he said.
“The Nation-State law first of all enshrines the Law of Return, and raise it to another level – that law, of course, gives an automatic right to Jews, and only to them, to immigrate to Israel and receive citizenship,” he said.
The law, he added, “prevents the exploitation of the family unification clause, which has led to the absorption of tens of thousands of Palestinians since the Oslo Accords, and this law helps prevent the continued entry into Israel of Palestinians without supervision. This law may also help us to block future infiltrators from entering.”
Regarding the vehement protest of the Druze, Netanyahu said that “the deep ties with the Druze community and our commitment to them are vital,” and as a result “we we will set up a special ministerial committee to advance this bond and commitment.”
Netanyahu added that “we will also honor those who serve in the IDF and the security forces of all religions and members of all communities.”
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