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Can Israel be both a Jewish state and a democracy at the same time?
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- 10. Religion, politics and public life
- Can Israel be both a Jewish state and a democracy at the same time?
- Stability over time in Jews’ views on democracy in Israel
- Arabs disagree with Jews that Israel can be both Jewish and democratic
- Secular and religious Jews disagree on whether democracy should be favored over halakah
- Israeli Arabs favor democracy over halakha
- Secular-religious divide among Jews on role of religion in government
- Jews from different religious groups disagree on enshrining halakha
- Half or more of Christians, Muslims support religious law as state law
- Haredim, Datiim strongly support closing public transport on Shabbat
- Divided views on allowing women to pray out loud at the Kotel
- Gender and opposition to women praying at the Western Wall
- Haredim opposed to extending military draft to their community
- Hilonim oppose gender segregation on public transport used by Haredim
- Hilonim favor allowing Conservative and Reform rabbis to conduct marriages
- Most Haredim say husband’s consent should be required for divorce
- More Jewish women than men say consent of husband should not be required for divorce
- Roughly half of Haredim say a husband should be able to divorce without his wife’s consent
- More Arabs than Jews say both spouses’ consent should be required for divorce
- Secular and religious Jews disagree on whether democracy should be favored over halakha
- Secular and religious Jews disagree on whether democracy should be favored over halakha