JERUSALEM - The Israeli government voted Sunday afternoon on a draft to amend a law which requires all candidates for Israeli citizenship to give a pledge of allegiance to the “Jewish and democratic state of Israel”.
A report issued by the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that 22 ministers voted in favor of the draft to amend the law, against 8 others who opposed.
Israeli efforts to adjust the citizenship law to a law of allegiance to Israel sparked reactions by analysts and politicians, who have confirmed that the decision goes against international norms and laws.
Benjamin Netanyahu said today that the law of allegiance to Israel reflects the compendium of Zionist principles and nature of the Israeli state.
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