Moshe Matalon

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IDF soldiers marching in Al Ma'asara (Yossi Gurvitz)
New bill would condition Knesset electability on completion of military service
Palestinian citizens cannot be expected to serve an institution that protects the Jewish identity of the state. If Israel prohibits its Palestinian citizens from participating in elections, it would cease to function as a democracy, and it would lose its case against claims of apartheid. By Fady Khoury The media reported this week that MK Moshe…
By +972 Magazine January 13, 2012
Minister of Culture and Sports Limor Livnat (Credit: Activestills)
Knesset goes after artists who didn’t serve in the IDF
What’s wrong with the “military service shirkers” bill? Well, just about everything The Ministerial Legislation Committee is scheduled to debate tomorrow (Sunday) a bill by MK Moshe Matalon (Yisrael Beitenu), which prohibits government support of artists who are “military service shirkers” (Mishtamtim, in Hebrew). In explaining why the bill is essential (Hebrew document), Matalon says:…
By Yossi Gurvitz February 19, 2011
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