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Knesset rejects opposition bill to elevate Arabic to status of official language
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleCarrie Keller-Lynn is a former political and legal correspondent for The Times of Israel
The Knesset rejects an opposition bill to instantiate the principle of equality in law and elevate Arabic to the status of official language.
Voting on coalition and opposition lines, the bill to amend Basic Law: Nation State fell 47 to 28.
Labor party chief MK Merav Michaeli slams the coalition, saying it would not back equality because its ultra-Orthodox partners do not want to be tripped up on gender equality.
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