Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is stirring controversy by asserting that the State of Israel, "belongs to the Jewish people alone." His comments, just weeks before facing voters, were in response to a comment by Israeli actress Rotem Sela, who wrote on social media that, "Israel is a country of all its citizens."
Later on, Wonder Woman actress Gal Gadot, an Israeli citizen, rebuked his comments, as did President Reuven Rivlin.
Palestinian Arab citizens are about a fifth of Israel's population and often face discrimination and accusations of disloyalty.
In an Instagram post, Netanyahu responded to the actress, saying, "Dear Rotem, an important correction: Israel is not a state of all its citizens. According to the Nation-State Law that we passed, Israel is the nation-state of the Jewish People - and them alone."
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