Israeli president criticizes divisive Jewish nation-state bill
 

[IMG]https://s.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WQUtJOZ5uk3eiIChlZnq2w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-10-28T145959Z_689016734_LR1EAAS15**SS_RTRMADP_3_JEWS-EUROPE-POLAND.JPG[/IMG]JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's president has said a bill promoted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that would anchor in law the status of Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people runs counter to its founding fathers' vision of equality for Arab citizens. The bill comes at a time of high tensions in Israel, the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem, where a dispute over access to a religious site sacred to Jews and Muslims alike has ignited Palestinian streets protests and lethal attacks on Jews. ...




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