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One aspect of the right to representation of a national minority is the collective right to be represented by its members in parliament. The wider scope of this right is guaranteed by international legal instruments, and the constitutions of various countries. When an individual member of a national minority votes to send representatives of the group to parliament, he or she is exercising this collective right. This collective action is a form of empowerment for the national minority, and in some cases a form of resistance to racist laws and policies. The outgoing16th Knesset passed two of the most racist laws since the 1950s: one banning Palestinians married to Israeli citizens from obtaining any status in Israel, and the other exempting Israel from paying any compensation to Palestinians injured or killed by Israeli security forces in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The voices of Arab MKs were uniquely powerful during the debates on these laws in that they revealed their racist nature. |
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International Advocacy |
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Supreme Court (SCt.) Accepts Adalah’s Petition, Dismissing Criminal Charges Against MK Dr. Azmi Bishara for his Political Speeches 
Adalah Petitions SCt.: Order Banning Renowned Literary Critic Antwan Shalhat from Leaving the Country is Illegal 
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