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Israel/Palestine

oberliner

(58,724 posts) Thu Jul 19, 2018, 06:48 PM Jul 2018

Israel Passes Controversial Jewish Nation-state Bill After Stormy Debate

Israel passed early Thursday a controversial bill that officially defines Israel as the national homeland of the Jewish people and asserts that "the realization of the right to national self-determination in Israel is unique to the Jewish people," sparking outrage from Israel's Arab community and provoking concern from the international community.

62 lawmakers in Israel's Knesset voted in favor of the legislation and 55 opposed it. Two lawmakers, Benny Begin (Likud) and Orly Levy-Abekasis (independent) abstained.

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-passes-controversial-nation-state-bill-1.6291048