Israeli Cabinet Approves Nationality Bill
12-31-1969
Israel is one step closer to officially being the nation-state of the Jewish people.
On Sunday, Israel's cabinet approved a nationality bill.
The bill calls for recognizing Israel's Jewish character, institutionalizing Jewish law as an inspiration for legislation, and delisting Arabic as an official language.
The measure still needs to be passed in parliament to become law.
The vote will likely inflame tensions with Arab Israelis and Palestinians.
Arabs make up about 20 percent of Israel's population and strongly oppose the bill.
