Netanyahu Says Israel Is 'Nation-State Of The Jewish People And Them Alone'
The remark made less than a month before Israeli legislative elections prompted many people — including Israel's president and the star of Wonder Woman — to defend Israel's Palestinian Arab minority.
by Bill Chappell
Mar 11, 2019
2 minutes
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is drawing criticism for saying that Israel is "the national state, not of all its citizens, but only of the Jewish people." The comment prompted many people — including Israel's president and the star of Wonder Woman — to defend Israel's Palestinian Arab minority.
Palestinian Arab citizens are about a fifth of Israel's population and often face discrimination and accusations of disloyalty.
The prime minister's
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