***Israel is the ONLY true constitutional republic in that region***
FWIW, The Jewish State of Israel does not have a constitution and is a Theocracy where the right to national self-determination is reserved for the Jewish people, only.
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Final text of Jewish nation-state law, approved by the Knesset early on July 19
By RAOUL WOOTLIFF, 18 July 2018, 2:45 pmUpdated: 19 July 2018
Knesset members approved overnight Wednesday-Thursday a controversial and long-debated law that officially defines Israel as the Jewish nation-state, voting the bill through in its second and third plenary readings by 62-55, with two abstentions.
The law for the first time enshrines Israel as “the national home of the Jewish people.” The law becomes one of the so-called Basic Laws, which, like a constitution, guide Israel’s legal system and are usually more difficult to repeal than regular laws.
What follows is a full translation of the final version of the bill approved by the Knesset plenary:
Basic Law: Israel as the Nation State of the Jewish People
1 — Basic principles
A. The land of Israel is the historical homeland of the Jewish people, in which the State of Israel was established.
B. The State of Israel is the national home of the Jewish people, in which it fulfills its natural, cultural, religious and historical right to self-determination.
C. The right to exercise national self-determination in the State of Israel is unique to the Jewish people.
More:
https://www.timesofisrael.com/final-text-of-jewish-nation-state-bill-set-to-become-law/
They call it something else, but it’s the same thing. They understood the importance of such a framework.
An agreement between the people and the government, where certain rights of the people are guaranteed.
Israel also has Droids, Christians... While people call it a “Jewish State,” as you do, they have no official state religion.
There is a heavy dose of secularism in Israel, as this state has a lot of less than devout former eastern Europeans that were influenced by the socialist movements. Even the idea of a kibbutz is basically a communist commune.
Arab Israeli’s comprise one the the fastest growing demographics, and you have them in the Knesset: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Arab_members_of_the_Knesset
How many Coptic Christians are in top positions in Egypt? If a Coptic Christian girl is kidnapped to be married off to a Muslim, do you think the authorities in Egypt try very hard to find her? If the Copts want to build or even renovate a church, do you think the authorities make if easy for them?
Point being: Israel is a bubble of western values and culture, a liberal (classic meaning) society, ruled by laws and with a democratic process while none of their neighbors are not like that.
That is a lie. Israel is (unfortunately) the furthest thing from a Theocracy.
It is a "western" style secular "democratic" republic with a president, a prime minister, and a parliament (the Knesset). Moreover it is full of Arabs (both moslem and chrstian), Druze, foreign workers, and non-Jews (many of them anti-Semites) from Russia who managed to legally into this "Jewish only" country.
Do you honestly think a Jewish Theocracy would tolerate "pride" parades? You probably do. You probably believe they are mandated by the Talmud.
Did you support Rhodesia? What's the difference?
Have you ever read the Bible? Have you ever heard of it?