They have these rights. Try protesting the government of Israel’s neighboring Countries or throw rocks at the authorities and see how long you will live. Try being openly gay. According to the traditional interpretation of Islamic law (sharīʿa), a Muslim man is allowed to marry a Christian or Jewish woman but this ruling doesn’t apply to women who belong to other Non-Muslim religious groups, whereas a Muslim woman is not allowed to marry a Non-Muslim man of any Non-Muslim religious group.
“Doesn’t being a “Jewish state” imply something about the inequality of religion”—- In many areas, but since they not have equal social and civil rights in the Middle East, they must remain a Jewish State for their survival.