Posted on 11/20/2018 7:02:56 AM PST by Olog-hai
The Knesset Education Committee on Tuesday approved a second and third reading of the “Cultural Loyalty Law”, which was promoted by Culture Minister Miri Regev.
The bill will be brought for a vote in the Knesset plenum next Monday.
It would allow government budgets to be revoked from cultural institutions that deny Israel’s existence as a Jewish and democratic state, incite to racism, violence and terrorism.
MK Ofer Shelah, chairman of the Yesh Atid faction, was furious at the Education Committee’s approval of the bill and claimed that “behind the Cultural Loyalty Law there is nothing but a personal whim and the considerations of primaries by Culture Minister Miri Regev.” […]
MK Yossi Yona, who led the struggle against the law on behalf of the Zionist Union. “The ‘Cultural Loyalty Law’ is a populist law designed solely to serve the goals of Minister Regev’s political primaries, while seriously undermining the principle of democracy and the freedom of creativity and expression of Israeli artists. This faltering government no longer has the mandate to pass such despicable laws.” …
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Awww! Ofer Shelah wanted Terrorism, Violence and Racism to be supported. That's too d*m b*m isn't it.
Just like the left in the United States. The left is the left is the left.
The US should apply a version of this to the University System.
Have no fear, the uber-Leftist Israeli Supreme Court will overturn whatever law the Knesset passes that puts the least bit of burden on Arabs to not be supporters of terrorists.
How I wish that these judges would be forced to live in Silwan or similar areas. They might change their tune a bit.
It would allow government budgets to be revoked from cultural institutions that deny Israel's existence as a Jewish and democratic state, incite to racism, violence and terrorism.
Since early elections are coming, it's not a bad guess that the next gov't will not be a shaky coalition.
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