What is Israel's personal freedom?

Answer 1

Without trying to go into a lot of boring detail . . . individual citizens of Israel (both Jews and Arab Israelis) have the personal freedoms that you would expect if you lived in England, France, Canada, or the USA.

Some of those freedoms include:

• Free and Fair Elections without coercion that are open to all citizens (regardless of ethnicity or religion) above a certain age.
• Complete Freedom of Religion and (in many cases, especially Judaism, Islam, and some forms of Christianity) State supported protection of religious sites and properties
• The Right to have any Marriage (including homosexual marriages) recognized by the State.
• Free and Independent Judiciary that can hear court cases from any citizen and any non-citizen Palestinian
• The Protection from Search and Seizure without a Warrant and of Military actions against the household
• Freedom of Speech and of the Press on all issues (there are some restrictions during wartime, but otherwise)
• The Freedom of Assembly and Protest Peacefully
• Everyone can join the Israeli Army (although only Jews, Druze, and Circassians are required to do so)
• Every citizen has the freedom of movement throughout Israel autonomously and can freely request and Israeli Passport
• Men and Women are allowed to wear whatever clothes they please (except in certain neighborhoods, which are more modest and nude beaches where the dress code is clearer),
• In terms of women's rights:
  • women can petition for divorce,
  • have abortions (without anyone else's consent),
  • can object to any marriage arrangement based on personal desires,
  • have guaranteed equal pay and workplace anti-discriminatory measures,
  • can work in any company facility that may also employ men,
  • are permitted (and oftentimes conscripted) into the Army,
  • report domestic abuse and workplace sexual harassment (without fear),
  • openly declare whatever political or historical views she may hold
  • be romantic or affectionate with her partner in public

Ethiopian Jews in Israel and Arab Israelis have noted discrimination against them, primarily through informal mechanisms, such as failure to hire, fewer government services in minority areas, or other similar actions. These groups have protested vociferously about their lack of rights and Israel, politically, has debated on how to resolve these problems.

The non-citizens under Israeli military occupation, namely the Palestinians in the Occupied Territories do not have many of these rights or have them only at certain times of the day. Primarily, Palestinians lack the rights of complete freedom of movement, protection against the Israeli military, and their right to protest is not secured.

Answer 2

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