But it was Netanyahu’s support for draft legislation seeking to constitutionalize Israel’s identity as the Jewish people’s nation-state – to the detriment of Israel’s Muslim, Christian, and Druze citizens – that brought the situation to a head. The bill, which emphasizes Israel’s Jewish identity above its democratic principles, has caused deep divisions not only among the electorate, but also within the government coalition.
但是造成目前危急形势的是内塔尼亚胡支持立法草案，谋求将以色列犹太民族的国家地位载入宪法的努力。这一举动损害了以色列境内穆斯林、基督徒和德鲁兹人的利益。该法案强调以色列犹太身份高于民主原则，不仅在选民、也在政府联盟中引发了深刻的分歧。