Jean-Yves Camus
Research Fellow, IRIS
Jean-Yves Camus is a political analyst and a research fellow at IRIS. He frequently comments on European perceptions of Israel.
The Israeli Loyalty Oath is a Threat to Middle East Peace
The decision of the Israeli cabinet to ask all non-Jewish immigrants to formally pledge allegiance to a “Jewish and democratic State†is both a mistake and nonsense. The mistake is that non-Jewish Israelis, especially the Arab citizens, see this as another proof that the Arabs are not recognized as a full component of the Israeli nation. The loyalty oath sparked outrage among the Arab population and it will alienate it further from the State, eventually nurturing the Islamist propaganda and the armed militant groups that are trying to recruit among them.
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