Palestinian flags fluttered in Tel Aviv Saturday evening as tens of thousands of Arabs and Israeli activists rallied in central Tel Aviv for the second time in two weeks in protest at the racist nation-state law which was passed by the Knesset recently.
The crowd marched from Rabin Square to Tel Aviv Museum chanting slogans and carrying placards in Hebrew and Arabic condemning the law.
The protest was organized by the Higher Arab Monitoring Committee a non-governmental organization that represents the native Arab community in Israel.
The Knesset passed last month a racist bill that officially defines Israel as the national homeland of the Jewish people and asserts that only Jews have the right of self-determination in the country (the 1948 occupied Palestinian territory).
The racist law includes clauses stating that a “united Jerusalem” is the capital of Israel and that Hebrew is the country’s official language.
Another clause says that “the state sees the development of Jewish settlement as a national value and will act to encourage and promote its establishment and consolidation.”
The bill also strips Arabic of its designation as an official language alongside Hebrew downgrading it to a “special status” that allows its continued use within Israeli institutions.
