THE BASIC LAW

ISRAEL AS THE NATION-STATE OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE

David KRETZMER: Bruce W. Wayne Chair in International Law at the Faculty of Law of Hebrew University, Jerusalem
Raef ZREIK: Fellow at the Minerva Centre for the Humanities, Tel Aviv University

Moderation: Bashir Bashir, Senior Lecturer at Open University Israel, Research Fellow at Van Leer Jerusalem Institute and Bruno Kreisky Forum Senior Fellow

In July 2018, the Israeli Knesset approved the Basic Law: Israel as the Nation-State of the Jewish People. This controversial law has been generating heated debates among Israeli, Jewish and Palestinian circles. This public talk will discuss the implications of the law on the future of Israeli politics, the two-state solution and prospects for peace and decolonization, the status of the Palestinians citizens of Israel and the relationship between world Jewry and the state of Israel.