The High Court's decision to approve MK Hiba Izbak's (BLD) candidacy - alongside Michael Ben Ari's disqualification - revealed a dangerous hierarchy between her Jewish and democratic character. In simple words, if a list is seen as detrimental to the existence of the State of Israel as a democratic state But if it harms the existence of the State of Israel as a Jewish state, it will not be disqualified.

To understand the depth of the change, one has to go back to 2002, on the eve of the 16th Knesset elections, and discussions around Azmi Bishara's disapproval request and the BLD list. The result was apparently the same, but the arguments for disqualification were completely different. He argued that "the main goals and objectives of the BLAD list are to deny the existence of the State of Israel as a Jewish state, and to support the armed struggle of terrorist organizations against Israel." He added, "The Balad Party has a clear and orderly program, essentially to change the Jewish character of the State of Israel and to establish a Palestinian state from Jordan to the sea instead ... The plan is multi-stage."

The great danger, less than 20 years ago, was the denial of Israel's existence as the state of the Jewish people; Support for terrorism was seen as its derivative. This was also the spirit of the Knesset debate in late 2001, when it was decided to add to the law the cause of support for an armed struggle by an enemy state or a terrorist organization. MK Michael Eitan said at the time: "The State of Israel is the State of the Jewish People. It is its state of Arab citizens, but it requires loyalty to the State of Israel as a Jewish state, and those who want a state and self-determination ... to respect the principle of self-determination of the Jewish people. "

This cause has eroded and gone, and there is no one else who is suing in the garden, although it is clear that the BLD, for example, did not change its way or its goals. It is even more amazing to find that there are directly aimed at its cancellation. As early as 2005, Prof. Mordechai Kremnitzer published a detailed essay in its summary He argued: "Disqualifying lists is a justifiable measure only when it protects against state risk or the risk to the Democratic police or racism. Therefore, Article 7A of the Basic Law: The Knesset should include the following grounds for disqualification: negation or threat to the existence of the state, negation or threat to the existence of a state as a democratic state, as well as racist propaganda for the uniqueness of racism. " On this he said: "The cause of disqualification concerning the denial of the existence of the state as a Jewish state must be removed, as it is inconsistent with the democratic character of the State of Israel; It prevents debate and free speech on the question of the identity of the State of Israel, and harms the citizens of Arab Israel. "The constant gnawing of a Basic Law: The Knesset creates an opening to further weaken the definition of the state of Judaism.

If the Supreme Court decision this week that the word of women is a cause for refugee status in Israel constitutes the repeal of the Act of Return - High Court decision on Ben Ari Wiesbeck is another step toward the abolition of national law. Jewish state out, and democratic state (only).