Our apartheid state
- By Yossi Paritzky, YNet News
- Photo: Settler graffiti near Tel Rumeida. (CPT)
Three racist, discriminatory decisions undermine Israel’s democratic character…
One of the clearest rules that distinguishes a democratic state from a non-democratic state is the principle of equality when it comes to rights and obligations. In a democratic country, all citizens regardless of race, religious, gender or origin are entitled to equality when it comes to national assets, services and resources, and all citizens regardless of race, religion, gender or origin are equally obligated by national duties.