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Wednesday, January 3, 2018
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Wednesday, January 3, 2018
Knesset advances bill to strip Palestinian terrorists of Jerusalem residency
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Knesset advances a bill that would allow the interior minister to revoke the permanent residency for East Jerusalem residents over “breach of trust” to the State of Israel.
Likud MK Amir Ohana’s bill — cleared in a preliminary vote of 63 against 17, with one abstention — would give Interior Minister Aryeh Deri the authority to strip the residency of Palestinians with ties to terrorist groups, convicted terrorists, would-be attackers, or those convicted of treason, according to the proposed legal definition of the “breach of trust.”
That would also likely apply to East Jerusalem Palestinians who have attacked IDF soldiers, which Israeli law defines as a terror offense.
— Marissa Newman
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