citizenship

Israeli counter-terrorism police at the scene of an attack in East Jerusalem, June 16, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
The Israeli judge who decided certain Arabs are predisposed to violence
Arab citizens with one parent from the occupied territories are more likely to commit acts of violence, an Israeli judge claims, in order to justify stripping the citizenship of Alaa Zayoud. An Israeli court revoked the citizenship of an Israeli citizen on Sunday, setting the stage for a constitutional challenge to a 2008 law that…
By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man August 6, 2017
Zizo Abul Hawa and the tenant's notice (courtesy, Zizo Abul Hawa)
An unwilling symbol of Israel’s identity complex
A Palestinian resident of the Tel Aviv city-state publishes a nasty racist letter from an anonymous neighbor, and becomes a local celebrity. Ziad “Zizo” Abul Hawa was thrust into the local media spotlight this week when he discovered that one of his neighbors wanted to get him evicted from his Tel Aviv apartment because she didn’t…
By Lisa Goldman October 17, 2015
Free speech silenced (Yossi Gurvitz)
Bill aims to strip citizenship, curb speech — a bellwether of Israel’s Right
A senior Likud MK is proposing to suspend much of Israeli democracy. His bill has zero chance of passing muster, but it does show where the Israeli Right thinks the future of the conflict lies.  MK Yariv Levin (Likud), chairman of the House Parliamentary Committee, is pushing a new directive — temporary legislation — to “combat…
By Dimi Reider November 26, 2014
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