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Learning Arabic becomes political act in Israel

All the initiatives and events presented on Arabic language Day in the Knesset cannot hide the fact that the Nationality Law has stripped it from its status as an official language in Israel.

An Israeli nurse prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine, with Arabic writing in the background showing the last word of the slogan, "Hope without limit," at the Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Dec. 27, 2021.
An Israeli nurse prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine, with Arabic writing in the background showing the last word of the slogan, "Hope without limit," at the Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Dec. 27, 2021. — Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images

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