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A pro Israeli rally organized by the Israeli consulate in Chicago, IL, on July 22, 2014. At the same time, a protest against the Attack on Gaza was held across the street. (Tess Scheflan/Activestills.org

Stop asking whether Israel is Jewish or democratic

This isn’t a choice between ‘Jewish or democratic’ — the only question is whether Israel can still become a true democracy. For some years, the political center-left in Israel has committed itself to the idea of a Jewish and democratic state. For these mostly secular and traditional people, “Jewish” used to mean some sort of…

By Dahlia Scheindlin January 24, 2016