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Israeli Cabinet Approves Loyalty Oath for New Citizens

HeadlineOct 11, 2010

The Israeli cabinet has approved a proposal to require that all non-Jews seeking citizenship take a loyalty oath to “the State of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state.” Twenty-two cabinet ministers voted for the oath; eight voted against it. On Sunday, over 100 Israeli artists, writers and intellectuals held a demonstration against the measure, warning that Israel was becoming a fascist state.

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