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The term "Jewish State" is sometimes used to describe the State of Israel and refers to its status as an nation-state for the Jewish people. This concept of an ethnic Jewish homeland is enshrined in Israeli national policy and reflected in many of Israel's public institutions. The concept was codified in the Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel, May 14, 1948 as well as the Law of Return, which was passed by the Knesset on 5 July 1950, and stated "Every Jew has the right to come to this country as an oleh," an "oleh" being an immigrant Jew [1]. This means that every Jew in the world is automatically a citizen of Israel by virtue of their ethnicity. The idea of Israel being a Jewish State has drawn much controversy because of the large number of obviously non-Jewish Muslim Palestinians residing in Israel and its occupied territories. For example, the Israeli National Anthem, the Hatikvah refers to Jews by name as well as alludes to the concept of Zionism and contains no mention of Palestinian culture. This anthem excludes the Palestinians from the national identity. Similar criticism has been made of the Israeli flag which resembles the Tallit (a Jewish prayer shawl) and features a Star of David, generally acknowledged as a symbol of Judaism. It has been suggested that the State of Israel adopt more inclusive and neutral symbolism.
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