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Wednesday, May 13, 2015
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Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Government releases policy guidelines
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s newly formed government releases its official policy guidelines. The document states that the government will enshrine Israel’s status as a Jewish state, while at the same time protecting minority rights in the country.
The guidelines also include a commitment to advance peace negotiations with the Palestinians, though no official mention of the two-state solution is present in the document.
The document adds that the government will work to lower the cost of living in the country, develop struggling communities and cities in Israel’s north and south, and place a special emphasis on encouraging Jewish emigration from abroad to the state.
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