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Israel's Fading Democracy
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Avraham Burg, a former speaker of the Knesset, and son of a founder of the state of Israel, asks all Israelis and Jews all over the world to ask what it means to be "a Jewish and democratic state." Burg says think back to the days of the founding of Israel, of builders who wished to make a world free of prejudice, racism and discrimination, that this will be good for Israel in the long run, that a true basis of the relationship with the U.S. and Europe is founded on shared ideas and core values.
Avraharm Burg calls for a rethink on what it means to be "a Jewish and Democratic state" and the true basis of the U.S. -Israel relationship
08/04/2012
Avraharm Burg a former speaker of the Knesset, and a son of a founder of the state of Israel asks Israelis and Jews worldwide to think back to the days of the founding of the state, and think broadly and deeply about what "Jewish" and "democratic" mean, that this will be good for the state of Israel in the long run, and find the truer original basis of the ideas that bring together the U.S., Europe and the state of Israel.
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