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On Independence Day, Netanyahu caves to right wing

To ensure his seat and his political future, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu adopts the bill defining Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people, raising “a white flag of surrender to the right wing and the settlers.”
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem May 4, 2014. REUTERS/Oliver Weiken/Pool (JERUSALEM - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR3NQ5V
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu bestowed two “gifts” on the public on the eve of Israel’s 66th Independence Day.

The first was the new Basic Law defining Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people, which the prime minister announced Thursday (May 1). He said this law was intended to “anchor” Israel’s identity as a Jewish state.

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