Policy Paper 129 | Effective Participation iv Independence understood that genuine integration of the Arab minority—ensuring that its voice is heard effectively in decision - making centers—would be critical to the success of Israeli democracy . For this reason they emphasized the importance of due representation of the Arab minority “in all [ the ] provisional and permanent institutions” of the state . For similar reasons, Ze’ev Jabotinsky had proposed that “in every cabinet with a Jewish prime minister, there shall be an Arab deputy prime minister, and vice versa . ” The idea that the inclusion of minorities in decision - making is a necessary condition for establishing the government’s legitimacy and for promoting egalitarian public policy that is responsive to the needs of a diverse society is widely accepted today in many democracies . Furthermore, the rights of national minorities to effective participation in the public life of the country and to equal access to its civil servic...
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