Hundreds Rally Against ‘Jewish State’ Bill
Hundreds of Israelis protested in Jerusalem against the nation-state bill enshrining Israel’s status as a Jewish state.
The protesters gathered Saturday night in front of the Prime Minister’s Residence in Jerusalem.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented a softened version of the measure to the Cabinet on Sunday. The bill will go to the Knesset for a first reading in early December.
The original version had been scheduled to go to the Knesset floor this week for a first reading before Netanyahu decided to delay the action.
On Sunday, in protest of the bill, photos of Israeli politicians in Nazi SS uniforms were uploaded to Facebook by someone using the pseudonym Natan Zoabi.
Public Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovich asked Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein to open an investigation into the action.
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