Perhaps the greatest challenge facing the State of Israel today is that of developing a significantly stronger, more inclusive democracy that can better balance the interests of the Jewish majority and the rights of the Palestinian minority. In the previous chapter, we outlined how Israel can successfully meet this challenge. The changes that we proposed entail a fundamental transformation of Israel's ethno-national regime. Many Israeli Jews will no doubt be strongly opposed to such a transformation and will therefore resist it. This is to be expected. Ethnic majorities in multi-ethnic states are bound to oppose changes that enhance the position of the minority, especially if those changes involve giving the minority not just equal individual rights but also collective rights. Dominance within the state is often perceived by the majority to be its right, part of the “natural order” of things. Indeed, the majority often regards its rights and privileges as guaranteeing its very survival as a group.