a little wisdom in Israel?
(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.
"The
formulators of the (Israeli) Declaration of Independence, with much
wisdom, insisted the Arab communities in Israel, as well as other
groups, should not feel as the Jews had felt in exile," President Reuven
Rivlin said in a speech on Tuesday.
Fearfully circling the wagons is a process going on all over the world i think. Grateful for anyone who stands up to say no to it. One world, one justice, one peace.
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