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Israel in turmoil over bill allowing Jews and Arabs to be segregated [View all]
Source: The Guardian
Israel in turmoil over bill allowing Jews and Arabs to be segregated
Law will ‘reveal ugly face of ultranationalist Israel in all its repugnance’, professor says
Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem
Sun 15 Jul 2018 12.19 BST
Israel is in the throes of political upheaval as the country’s ruling party seeks to pass legislation that could allow for Jewish-only communities, which critics have condemned as the end of a democratic state.
For the past half-decade, politicians have been wrangling over the details of the bill that holds constitution-like status and that Benjamin Netanyahu wants passed this month.
The proposed legislation would allow the state to “authorise a community composed of people having the same faith and nationality to maintain the exclusive character of that community”.
In its current state, the draft would also permit Jewish religious law to be implemented in certain cases and remove Arabic as an official language.
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Law will ‘reveal ugly face of ultranationalist Israel in all its repugnance’, professor says
Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem
Sun 15 Jul 2018 12.19 BST
Israel is in the throes of political upheaval as the country’s ruling party seeks to pass legislation that could allow for Jewish-only communities, which critics have condemned as the end of a democratic state.
For the past half-decade, politicians have been wrangling over the details of the bill that holds constitution-like status and that Benjamin Netanyahu wants passed this month.
The proposed legislation would allow the state to “authorise a community composed of people having the same faith and nationality to maintain the exclusive character of that community”.
In its current state, the draft would also permit Jewish religious law to be implemented in certain cases and remove Arabic as an official language.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/15/israel-turmoil-bill-allowing-jews-arabs-segregated
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