Over the last 10 years we have witnessed unprecedented, intensive legislative activity, emboldened and influenced by the growing power of the right wing in the Israeli Knesset, to strengthen efforts to undermine Jewish and Arab democratic and liberal forces on one hand, and violate the rights and interests of Palestinian Arab citizens of Israel and Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza (OPT) on the other.
These laws discriminate against Palestinians on both sides of the Green Line and are being used to entrench the Jewish character of the state of Israel and deny the Arabs their right of self-determination or affiliation with the state. Some of these laws aim to “legalize” the expropriation of private Palestinian lands in the West Bank for the use of settlements. The new laws lay the groundwork for the demolition of thousands of Arab homes inside Israel and facilitate the grabbing of Arab land for the be
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