Israel upholds citizenship ban for Palestinian spouses
Israel’s Supreme Court has upheld a law banning Palestinians who marry Israelis from gaining Israeli citizenship. Civil rights groups had petitioned the court to overturn the law, saying it was unconstitutional. “Human rights do not prescribe national suicide,” Judge Asher Grunis wrote in the judgement. The law was introduced in 2003, with its backers citing… Read More Israel upholds citizenship ban for Palestinian spouses