Israeli Cabinet passes loyalty bill, Arabs angry - World news - Mideast/N. Africa - msnbc.com
They just had to have “Jewish” in the loyalty oath. Imagine is “christian” was in our pledge of allegiance instead of god. Wow. Foolish.
JERUSALEM — Israel’s Cabinet approved on Sunday a bill that would require new citizens to pledge a loyalty oath to a “Jewish and democratic” state, language that triggered charges of racism from Arab lawmakers who see it as undermining the rights of the country’s Arab minority.
Few non-Jews apply for Israeli citizenship so if the bill passes into law, the legislation would not directly affect Arab citizens of Israel, who make up 20 percent of the population.