Netanyahu wants loyalty oath bill to include Jews as well

[oberliner]

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed Justice Minister Ya'akov Ne'eman on Monday to prepare a new bill extending the loyalty oath, which is currently aimed at non-Jews, to include Jewish immigrants as well.

"We expect that every person wishing to become an Israeli citizen recognize Israel as a Jewish and democratic state," Netanyahu said on Monday evening.

"There is broad approval among the Israeli public regarding the Jewish and democratic identity of Israel, and that is not incidental. The state of Israel was founded as the sovereign state of the Jewish people and as a democratic state in which all its citizens – Jews and non-Jews alike – enjoy equal rights. Any person wishing to become an Israeli citizen must recognize these two key principals."

http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/netanyahu-wants-loyalty-oath-bill-to-include-jews-as-well-1.319864

[RandomThoughts]

1. Interesting, the state of Israel, is trying to take the religion of Judism.

They can't have it.

:D

[shaayecanaan]

2. Presumably he's trying to scuttle the bill...

I can't see Shas agreeing to this.

[oberliner]

3. And that's a good thing, isn't it?

Scuttling the bill I mean.

[shaayecanaan]

5. 'Tis indeed (nt)

[Purveyor]

4. This is just creepy, indeed. eom

[azurnoir]

6. couldn't that "complicate" the law of return

http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Immigration/Text_of_Law_of_Return.html

[Crunchy Frog]

7. Good thing if it's true.

That would keep the REAL riff raff out. ;)

[whosinpower]

8. That is a bit better but

Given that Israel already had an oath that immigrants were required to say.....this exercise seems to me to be huge waste of time.

BUT - there was a very vocal outcry over it - and even a protest. So.....Lieberland will have to wait after all....and for that I am glad. Perhaps, this was the final straw that finally gave the liberal Israeli's their voice against the ultra nationals.

[Tripmann]

9. So just to recap....

The loyalty oath that makes non-jews swear loyalty to a jewish state now includes jews having to swear an oath to a jewish state.

Isn't that a bit like a republican administration wanting non-christians to swear a loyalty oath to the united christian states of america, only to say 'guess what guys, we've fixed it, now EVERYBODY has to swear loyalty to the united christian states of america.