JERUSALEM — The Israeli government on Sunday threw out a proposal aimed at minority Arabs to require an oath of loyalty to Israel as a Jewish state or risk losing their citizenship, dealing a blow to the country’s ultranationalist foreign minister, who spearheaded the proposal.
Avigdor Lieberman made the proposal a central plank of his campaign last February. The message helped propel his Yisrael Beitenu Party to a strong third place finish in the parliamentary vote.
Approval of the bill could have been embarrassing at a time when Israel is under U.S. pressure to make conciliatory moves toward the Palestinians and renew peace efforts with the broader Arab and Muslim world.
by the associated press
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