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The Israeli Parliament – Kneset – On the night of Wednesday to Thursday, the final reading was controversial 62 deputies voted in favor, against 55. The law on the only national language declares Hebrew, even though the Arabic language in Israel was previously officially a language. Now it will only be a "special status". The law states that Israel is a national nation of the Jewish people, where it can exercise its natural rights of religious, cultural and historical self-determination. The document also points out that the Jewish people of the state of Israel have exclusive rights to national self-determination. The capital of Israel is the "united and indivisible Jerusalem". The law also states that Jewish settlements in the occupied territories of the West Bank correspond to the "national interests" of Israel. The new law is included in the heart of Israeli law, which constitutes the very constitution of the state. "It is a decisive moment in the history of the state of Israel, which puts our language, our anthem and our flag in stone," said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after the vote. Of the more than eight million major Israeli citizens, Arabs account for about 17.5%.

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