The Israeli Supreme Court on Tuesday heard a case against a contentious law that defines the country as the nation-state of the Jewish people, marking the beginning of a landmark challenge against legislation that opponents say discriminates against minorities. Critics say the law further downgrades the status of Israel’s Arab minority, which makes up around 20% of the country’s population. Proponents claim the legislation merely enshrined Israel’s existing Jewish character into law. The 15 petitions filed by Arab rights groups and other civil society organisations seek to have the country’s S…
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