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 Basic Law: Israel as the Nation-State of the Jewish People

Basic Principles


 * 1. The State of Israel is the National Home of the Jewish People; wherein the Jewish People fulfills its yearning for self-determination in accordance with its historical and cultural heritage.


 * 2. The Right of national self-determination in the State of Israel is unique to the Jewish People.


 * 3. This Basic Law and all other laws shall be interpreted in conformity with this provision.

Purpose


 * 1. The purpose of this Basic Law is to secure the character of Israel as the National State of the Jewish People in order to codify in a basic law the values of Israel as a Jewish democratic state in the spirit of the principles of its Declaration of Independence.

State Symbols


 * 1. The national anthem is "Hatikva".


 * 2. The flag is white, two blue stripes along its top and bottom margins and a blue Star of David at its center.


 * 3. The state symbol is a seven-branched menorah with olive branches on either side of the menorah and the word "Israel" at its base.

Language


 * 1. Hebrew is the state language.


 * 2. Arabic shall have a special standing in the state; those who speak Arabic shall have access in their own language to State services, all as prescribed by law.