Israel since its formation in 1948 continues to remain as one of the few democratic states in West Asian region. The state of Israel officially calls itself as a Jewish democratic state. The research seeks to explore the stated dual objectives i.e. Jewish and democratic and attempt to uncover if the aforementioned two facets of Israeli state are indeed complimentary or contradictory. It would study specific state policies and legislations to the examine nature of Israeli democracy and evaluate the repercussions on Jewish and non-Jewish section of population.