By Nadav Shragai, Haaretz Correspondent: Knesset okays initial bill to outlaw denial of 'Jewish state'
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Title: They seem to have figured it out Name: Colin Wright City: Richmond State: California
`...Civil rights activists have cautioned that this and other legislation threatens to curb the rights of Arab citizens...` `...Chazan called that bill an "attempt to trample on the feelings of pain of Israeli Arabs" that could hurt efforts to forge better coexistence between Jews and Palestinians...` In both cases, such goals would be at least part of the purpose of the bills.