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Israel: Arab minority rallies against new nation-state law
August 13, 2018 By Faith Matters

Israel: Arab minority rallies against new nation-state law

Thousands of protesters rallied in Tel Aviv on Saturday against Israel’s new law declaring it the nation-state of the Jewish people, legislation that has angered the country’s Arab minority and drawn criticism abroad. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has defended the law, which says only Jews have the right of self-determination in the country and downgrades […]

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Israel’s Druze Arabs criticise new nation-state law
August 3, 2018 By Faith Matters

Israel’s Druze Arabs criticise new nation-state law

Israel’s new “nation-state” law has provoked anger among members of its most integrated minority, the Druze, prompting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to seek corrective legislation. Netanyahu has defended the law, which declares that only Jews have the right of self-determination in the country, from fierce criticism at home and abroad. But his conservative government appears […]

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