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Outrage as fight over Israel’s nationality law reaches UN

Israel’s political right has accused Arab Knesset members of treason over their petition to the UN against the new nationality law many consider discriminatory.
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Knesset members from Israel's Joint List are asking the United Nations to condemn Israel over its new and controversial nationality law. Hadashot TV news reported Aug. 27 that the Arab Knesset members, Yousef Jabareen and Aida Touma-Suleiman, are working in conjunction with the Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations Riyad Mansour to get the General Assembly to condemn Israel this September. They want the international body to declare that the nationality law passed in July is reminiscent of apartheid-era legislation in South Africa.

In an interview the next day, Tourism Minister Yariv Levin called the move “treason” and said he hopes and expects the judicial system "to finally put them on trial for the most severe offense in the law book.”

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