english german arabic turkish

banner9

banner37

banner19

banner38

banner12

Israeli government fails to pass 'racist' family unification law

banner11

The Israeli coalition government led by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett failed to extend a controversial law known as family unification, which bans Palestinian families living in Israel or occupied territories from reuniting, according to Israeli media.

NEWS IN ENGLISH 06.07.2021, 13:33 Pelin Su Tamer
136
Israeli government fails to pass 'racist' family unification law
banner24

The Knesset session, which started last night to extend the duration of the law that makes family reunion difficult after marriages between Palestinians with Israeli citizenship and Palestinians in the occupied West Bank or the blockaded Gaza Strip, continued until morning.

The extension of the ban failed as it secured only 59 votes out of 120.

Two members of the ruling coalition's United Arab List party refrained from voting in favor of the law, while a member of Prime Minister Bennett's Yamina party voted against it.

The left-wing Meretz party in the Bennett-led coalition and the United Arab List, which represents Israeli Palestinians, have already announced that they would not support the law's extension.

The session was extended as the coalition's leaders held negotiations to discuss differences over the law.

After negotiations, the coalition partners reached a compromise agreement to extend the law for six months instead of one year and to grant citizenship to 1,600 Palestinian families.

The coalition has sent a new request to the Knesset's speaker, asking for a vote on simply extending the statute for six months.

However, the opposition rejected the proposal, claiming that the coalition's solution violated the law's annual regularity, and vowed to vote against it in order to embarrass the coalition government.

Since the adoption of the unification law in 2003, the Knesset has voted annually to extend it.

Adalah, the Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, says the law prevents family unification between Palestinians who hold Israeli citizenship and Palestinian citizens who reside in the West Bank and Gaza, in addition to the countries that Israel considers an "enemy state," such as Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, and Iran.

Thousands of Palestinians have suffered as a result of the law, which the Israeli government claimed was enacted for security considerations. Palestinians considered the law "racist."

"This law is considered one of the most racist laws in the world, so it should be deleted immediately," Adalah said in a previous written statement.

"There is not a single country in the world that chooses to settle and reunify the husbands and wives of its citizens according to their national and ethnic affiliation, and by classifying them as an enemy," the statement said.

Yorumlar (0)
banner28
banner13
12
az bulutlu
Günün Anketi Tümü
Türkiye Cumhuriyeti'nde 14 Mayıs 2023'de yapılacak Cumhurbaşkanlığı seçimini kim kazanır?
Türkiye Cumhuriyeti'nde 14 Mayıs 2023'de yapılacak Cumhurbaşkanlığı seçimini kim kazanır?
Puan Durumu
Takımlar O P
1. Galatasaray 30 81
2. Fenerbahçe 30 79
3. Trabzonspor 30 49
4. Beşiktaş 30 46
5. Kasımpasa 30 43
6. Başakşehir 30 42
7. Rizespor 30 42
8. Antalyaspor 30 41
9. A.Demirspor 30 39
10. Alanyaspor 30 39
11. Sivasspor 30 38
12. Samsunspor 30 36
13. Kayserispor 30 36
14. Ankaragücü 30 33
15. Hatayspor 30 33
16. Konyaspor 30 33
17. Gaziantep FK 30 31
18. Karagümrük 30 30
19. Pendikspor 30 29
20. İstanbulspor 30 13
Takımlar O P
1. Eyüpspor 27 64
2. Göztepe 27 56
3. Sakaryaspor 27 47
4. Ahlatçı Çorum FK 27 45
5. Kocaelispor 27 45
6. Bodrumspor 27 44
7. Boluspor 27 43
8. Bandırmaspor 27 41
9. Gençlerbirliği 27 40
10. Erzurumspor 27 37
11. Ümraniye 27 33
12. Keçiörengücü 27 32
13. Manisa FK 27 31
14. Şanlıurfaspor 27 27
15. Tuzlaspor 27 27
16. Adanaspor 27 27
17. Altay 27 15
18. Giresunspor 27 7
Takımlar O P
1. Arsenal 28 64
2. Liverpool 28 64
3. M.City 28 63
4. Aston Villa 29 56
5. Tottenham 28 53
6. M. United 28 47
7. West Ham United 29 44
8. Brighton 28 42
9. Wolves 28 41
10. Newcastle 28 40
11. Chelsea 27 39
12. Fulham 29 38
13. Bournemouth 28 35
14. Crystal Palace 28 29
15. Brentford 29 26
16. Everton 28 25
17. Luton Town 29 22
18. Nottingham Forest 29 21
19. Burnley 29 17
20. Sheffield United 28 14
Takımlar O P
1. Real Madrid 29 72
2. Barcelona 29 64
3. Girona 29 62
4. Athletic Bilbao 29 56
5. Atletico Madrid 29 55
6. Real Sociedad 29 46
7. Real Betis 29 42
8. Valencia 28 40
9. Villarreal 29 38
10. Getafe 29 38
11. Las Palmas 29 37
12. Osasuna 29 36
13. Deportivo Alaves 29 32
14. Mallorca 29 30
15. Rayo Vallecano 29 29
16. Sevilla 29 28
17. Celta Vigo 29 27
18. Cadiz 29 22
19. Granada 28 14
20. Almeria 29 13
banner30
banner29
banner5