Israel's Arab minority rallies against new nation-state law
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They will not accept “apartheid”… Palestinian flaggs waving all over the Yitzak Rabin square in tel aviv on saturday, as tens of thousands of arab israelis rallied in fear of becoming second class citizens.Protester: I”m not asking for my rights, I deserve my rights. I deserve them as a human being living in my own country.Protesters took to the streets three weeks after parliament passed a controversial law declaring Israel the nation state of jewish people, and making hebrew the sole official language. Critics say it discriminates against minorities, but the Netanyahou government says it guarantees israel”s future as a jewish country… figures indicate the number of Arabs will soon equal that of Jews in Israel. Protester: This law is a na attempt to trigger a war between brothers – what does brothers mean? – a war between jews and arabs. And we will not accept it, we”ve lived together and we will die together in this country.Arab Israelis descend from the Palestinians who remained on their land when Israel was created in 1948, now making up around 20% of the population. At their side, many Jewishmy israelis came out to show support on saturdaySharon Luzon, jewish israeli: There is another threat of deterioration: soon, ethiopians, other immigrants, or oriental jews could be hurt. This law introduces racism in the israeli fundamental law.The Druze community, usually a loyal and quiet ally to the state, also protested massively on august 4th. Opponents launched 5 appeals since the laws was passed. The Supreme court is expected to examine it in january next year.
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