Abstract
An ongoing constitutional debate that has been taking place in Israel since 2006, is an important\r but frequently overlooked political process. The current Israeli debate demonstrates interesting\r shifts in the dynamic of the Jewish –Arab relations in Israel, but more so it shows changes in the\r political trajectory of the Palestinian Arab Israeli community. This paper examines the dynamic\r of political and social relations between the Jews and the Arabs in Israel as it expresses itself\r through the Israeli constitutional debate. It will argue that contrary to the scholarly discourse, the\r way the Arab side articulates its vision and needs is not determined by the evolution of the Israeli\r political institutions, but is a result of development and solidification of the U.S. inspired liberal\r tradition influencing both political and social realms in Israel.