Ariel Sharon’s unilateral retreat from Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip in 2005 at the insistence of Gazans and the international community.

More broadly, the government argued that Israel has discretion over who enters the territory it governs and that no foreigner has the right to enter the country or pass through even for medical treatment. Since Hamas threatens the security of Israel and Jewish values, Israel’s ban on its neighbors from entering the country exemplifies the state’s focus on protecting and preserving Jewish values.

 The Supreme Court’s decision demanding that the state grant the women permission to pass through Israel reflects a stronger commitment to democratic values than the right-wing government establishment, whose commitment more closely followed Israel’s Jewish...

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