The Israeli parliament recently passed a bill that declares Israel a nation-state of the Jewish people. 

The bill, backed by Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, passed through parliament after months of political debate.  It states, “Israel is the historical homeland of the Jewish people and they have an exclusive right to self-determination.”  Israeli Arab lawmakers are condemning the new law.

CGTN’s Yael Lavie reports from Jerusalem.

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Amotz Asa-El is a Senior Commentator for the Jerusalem Post.
Jeremy Saltan is a Central Committee member of the Jewish Home Party “Bayit Yehudi.”

For the Palestinian perspective:

Mohammad Shtayyeh is the head of the Palestinian Economic Council for Development and Reconstruction and is a member of the Fateh Central Committee.

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Israel passes controversial 'Jewish nation-state' law https://t.co/4J9WZQILkn pic.twitter.com/rem3I5Kn93

— Al Jazeera Breaking News (@AJENews) July 20, 2018

Though largely symbolic, Israel's new nationality law omits any mention of democracy or enunciation of the principle of equality, in what critics called a betrayal of Israel’s foundational document https://t.co/QxumNU1rkR

— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 19, 2018

40 Jewish groups from 15 different countries have signed a joint statement condemning attempts to stifle criticism of Israel with accusations of anti-Semitism: https://t.co/kK884nYVAo

— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) July 25, 2018