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March 11, 2019

Netanyahu: "Israel Is Not a State of All Its Citizens"
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that Israel is "not a
state of all its citizens" as he engaged in a social media spat with
Israeli celebrity Rotem Sela over the weekend. The well-known model and
host wrote on Instagram Saturday, "When the hell will someone in this
government tell the public that Israel is a country of all its
citizens," after watching an interview with the Israeli culture
minister. Netanyahu responded directly to Sela on Instagram, writing,
"Israel is not a state of all its citizens. According to the basic
nationality law we passed, Israel is the nation state of the Jewish
people-and only it." The comments came days after Israel banned an
alliance of Israeli Arab parties from fielding candidates for Israel's
parliament and as Israel is just one month away from a general election.


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