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Newshour: Israel Approves 'Jewish Nation State' Law

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19/07/2018 GMT

Israel Approves 'Jewish Nation State' Law

BBC World Service - Newshour, Israel Approves 'Jewish Nation State' Law

The new law declares that only Jews have the right of self-determination in the country

The new law declares that only Jews have the right of self-determination in the country.

The Israeli parliament has passed a law declaring that only Jews have the right of self-determination in the country, fuelling anger among its Arab minority. The Trump administration is considering the Russian request to interview Americans. Also in the programme: How the 'Ndragheta Mafia group defrauds the European Union.

(Photo: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Credit: Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images)

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