The new bill is being legislated as a response to the heavy criticism voiced against the Nation-State Law. It is to afford special status to Israel's Druze and Circassian communities.
With this decision, the minister is putting the coup into effect. He is turning democracy on its head, and into one that is devoid of ethical aspects and basic human rights.
Opposition MKs assail government for moving ahead despite president's appeal for a halt to allow negotiations, warn that Monday's mass protest in Jerusalem 'just the start'