Israeli Shin Bet to foil legal advocacy of democratic change
According to this story in Haaretz. Israeli authorities will seek to stop peaceful, legal advocacy of transforming Israel into a democratic state in which Jews and non-Jews are equal:
The Prime Minister’s Office has sent a letter to the editor of the publication of the predominantly Arab party Balad saying it would combat the activity of any group or individual seeking to harm Israel’s “Jewish or democratic character,” even if that activity was legal. …The letter, published Friday, also said that the Shin Bet would fulfill this task with the “force of the principle of a democracy that defends itself.”
…[Editor] Hlehel petitioned the PMO last week following media released information of a closed-door meeting between Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and head of the Shin Bet, Yuval Diskin, in which the latter reportedly described Israel’s Arab population as a “strategic threat” to the prime minister. The two reportedly discussed four documents drafted by groups representing Israel’s Arab population which call for a change in Israel’s character: “The Future Vision of the Palestinian Arabs in Israel,” by the Higher Arab Monitoring Committee, the Musawa oganization’s “Ten Point Document,” the “Democratic Constitution,” by the Adala Center, and the yet unpublised “Haifa Treaty.”
The Jewish State - Democratic State divide is becoming more obvious.
