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    Is a non-Jew (Christian or Muslim) allowed to be a member of the Israeli government?

    Question #45818. Asked by AlbertCamus.

    Arpeggionist

    Yes. There are anywhere between 10 and 20 Arab members of the K'nesset (the parliament), and several Arab ministers have served in the Israeli government over the last 50 years. It is doubtful that a non-Jew would ever be elected prime minister, but Israel does have equal rights among its citizens.

    [Mar 29 04 7:22 AM] Arpeggionist writes:

    There are of course other provisions. In order to have a seat in the K'nesset, one has to be 21 or older, and 35 to be a minister.

    Mar 29 04, 3:03 AM
    TabbyTom

    http://www.oefre.unibe.ch/law/icl/is__indx.html

    This site gives the constitution of Israel in English.

    As I read it, Government ministers are appointed by the Prime Minister. The Prime Ministership is open to anyone who is eligible to be a candidate for the Knesset (parliament). To be a candidate for the Knesset, one must be an Israeli national and must have renounced any other nationality. Something like 15 or 20 per cent of Israeli citizens are not Jewish.

    So it seems that a Gentile can be a member of the Israeli government.


    Mar 29 04, 3:12 AM

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