Israel's parliament on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a law to strip Arabs convicted in nationalistic attacks of their Israeli citizenship or residency and deport them if they have accepted stipends from the Palestinian Authority.
The Associated PressIsraeli soldiers are seen standing guard in Jerusalem's Old City last month.
The internationally recognized Palestinian Authority has long provided stipends to the families of Palestinians killed or imprisoned for attacks on Israelis. The Palestinian Authority has limited autonomy in parts of the West Bank, where Israel wields overall control. The Gaza Strip, meanwhile, is controlled by the Hamas militant group and largely closed by an Israeli-Egyptian blockade.
"An Arab who commits an offence is a conditional citizen," he said. "If a Jew commits the same offence or a more serious one, they don't even think of revoking his citizenship." Tourists are seen visiting an observation point on the Mount of Olives, overlooking Jerusalem's Old City, earlier this month.
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