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Israel's top court upholds Jewish nation-state law

The 2018 law, which enshrines national self-determination as a unique right of the Jewish people, was denounced by critics who say it discriminates against Israel's Arab population.
A former Israeli Druze officer (R) holds a banner that reads in Hebrew, "Bibi, look at the absurdity that you have created with your law,"

Israel’s highest court on Thursday upheld a controversial nation-state law that defines Israel as the home of the Jewish people, but which critics said discriminated against Israel’s Arabs minority.

Ten out of 11 justices on the High Court of Justice ruled to deny 15 petitions challenging what's known as the Basic Law on Israel as the Nation-State of the Jewish People, which the Knesset passed in 2018.

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