Talk:Israel/Archive 72

Request for Comment - final version of Israel's type of governance
Which one of the following statements shall be included in the lead? 22:30, 30 July 2018 (UTC)

Which one of the following statements shall be included in the lead?

1. "In its Basic Laws, Israel defines itself as a Jewish and democratic state. Israel is a representative democracy   with a parliamentary system, proportional representation and universal suffrage.  "

2. "In its Basic Laws, Israel defines itself as a Jewish and democratic state. Israel is a representative democracy with a parliamentary system, proportional representation and universal suffrage.  "

3. "In its Basic Laws, Israel defines itself as a Jewish and democratic state. Israel is a parliamentary republic   with proportional representation and universal suffrage.  "

4. "In its Basic Laws, Israel defines itself as a Jewish and democratic state. Israel is a parliamentary republic with proportional representation and universal suffrage.  "

with a footnote explaining the status of the language. The Arabic name of the state should be still feature in the article even though it not longer official language. See examples Algeria, Brunei, Cambodia, Somaliland, Tunisia, Mauritania, Nigeria. Sokuya (talk) 17:24, 12 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Not sure how any non English text helps those that read English.--Moxy (talk) 22:12, 12 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Well under that criterion we'd delete the Hebrew too. --Calthinus (talk) 00:36, 13 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Yup.....we have links on every page to language specific wikis  if need be.  Not sure how having non readable text is helpful. Its already in the lead breaking up the first sentence making it hard to read.....why do it 2 times?--Moxy (talk) 01:20, 13 August 2018 (UTC)
 * You are assuming that those reading English Wikipedia can't read other languages. Obviously it is incorrect for some of the readers. &#8220;WarKosign&#8221; 11:17, 16 August 2018 (UTC)

Yes, Arabic should be listed as a language with Special Status. According to the Times of Israel (https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-democratic-nation-state-law-raises-questions-over-israels-purpose/ Jewish? Democratic? Nation-state law raises questions over Israel’s purpose):

... and that Hebrew is the state’s language — while Arabic, previously an official language, is now designated as having "a special status in the state." Peter K Burian (talk) 18:13, 16 August 2018 (UTC)