Israel Passes Law Anchoring Itself as Nation

JERUSALEM — Israel passed a contentious basic law on Thursday that anchors itself as the nation-state of the Jewish people, promotes the development of Jewish communities and downgrades the status of Arabic from an official language to one with a ... Israel passes controversial 'nation-state' bill with no mention of equality or minority rightsCNN Israel passes controversial 'nation state' lawNew York Daily News

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Israel passes controversial 'nation

Jerusalem (CNN) Making no mention of the values of equality and democracy, Israel has passed into law a highly controversial bill that serves to define the nature of the state of Israel, with critics slamming it as the "nail in the coffin" of Israeli

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Israel Passes 'National Home' Law, Drawing Ire of Arabs

Israel's Parliament passed legislation early Thursday that declared Israel to be the “national home of the Jewish people,” drawing heavy opposition from those who said it also harmed the rights of Israeli Arabs. The legislation, adopted by a vote of 62

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200 Rockets and Mortars Fired on Israel in One Day—Where Is the Outrage? | Opinion

This weekend, as Israelis were marking the holy Sabbath, thousands of families across southern Israel had to spend this day running in and out of bomb shelters. In the space of 24 hours, starting Friday evening, Hamas terrorists in Gaza rained down a ...

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Fighting escalates between militants and Israel along the Gaza border

Jerusalem (CNN) Violence escalated Saturday between militants in Gaza and the Israeli military, with more than 100 projectiles, including rockets and mortars, fired toward Israel in the last 24 hours, Israel Defense Forces said, and the Israeli air

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