Jerusalem – Israel’s prime minister has criticized the presence of Palestinian flags at a protest against a contentious new law defining the country as a Jewish state.
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Benjamin Netanyahu told the Cabinet on Sunday that Palestinian flags “flying in the heart of Tel Aviv” was “conclusive evidence” that many protesters oppose Israel’s existence, and proves the law is necessary.
Thousands rallied in Tel Aviv on Saturday against the contentious law. Some Arab protesters waved Palestinian flags and others held signs reading “equality.” It was the second major protest against the law in recent weeks.
Supporters of the law say it enshrines the country’s existing character as a Jewish state. But critics say it undermines Israeli democracy and sidelines the country’s non-Jewish minorities. Approximately 20 percent of Israelis are Arab.
the more the arabs protest the more it shows that the right thing was done
We do not need a nationality law.
We express our nationality by keeping the Torah, as clearly stated by Rav Saadya Gaon: “our nation is a nation solely by virtue of our Torah”.
The “Nationality Law” was produced by a confused secular majority who don’t really understand who they are and what they are doing in the Holy Land.
If they want Israel to be a “Jewish” state they should keep all the laws of the Torah in public, including complete closure of Lod airport on Shabbat.
That will make the state of Israel Jewish for all to see.
This useless misguided “Nationality Law” will only serve to arouse internal strife and external antagonism without accomplishing anything.
But then again, our politicians are famous for their incompetent stupidity.
No surprise here!