Ra’am to vote against Citizenship Law, even if it topples government, Abbas says

Ra’am party chief Mansour Abbas says on the Knesset floor that his parliamentarians will vote against the so-called Citizenship Law, even if it becomes a vote of no confidence in the government.

“Governments should fall because of such a law. We will vote against the law even if the vote turns into a no-confidence vote in the government,” Abbas says from the Knesset plenum.

The 2003 law effectively bars Palestinians married to Israelis — most of them Arab — from obtaining residency to live with their families in Israel. One of Israel’s most controversial laws, the statute expired last June after the coalition failed to renew it.

“We led a move that created political stability in the State of Israel. If we come to the conclusion that this move does not bring results for Arab society – we will reconsider matters,” Abbas says.