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Status quo – constantly at war
David ben Gurion created the "status quo" in Israel
In the year 1947ce, David ben Gurion, later to become the first Prime Minister of the State of Israel, sent a letter to the leadership of Agudas Yisroel, in order to facilitate the establishment of the legal boundaries of the new independent state in Israel.
The letter dealt with matters at the very heart of the religious-secular disputes of the time; the National Service law, the Law of Work and Rest, observance of Shabbos and the Chametz law.
The understandings then arrived at were referred to as ‘status quo’ agreement, deriving from the latin term which translates as ‘the situation as it stands’.
The most likely source of usage of these words is from the military term ‘status quo ante bellum’, meaning ‘the situation as it was before the war’.
An atmosphere of conflict has always surrounded this status quo situation in Israel, both before the agreements made and also since, as the secular parties constantly attempt to undermine the delicate balance once achieved.
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