Knesset Passes Two Bills Slammed as Discriminatory by Rights Groups

One bill allows communities to screen potential new residents, and another bars public funding of entities that 'undermine foundations of the state and contradict its values.'

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The Knesset passed two controversial bills on Wednesday- one which allows small communities in the Galilee and Negev to maintain admissions committees to screen potential new residents, and another which bars public funding of entities that "undermine the foundations of the state and contradict its values," including undermining the Jewish or democratic nature of Israel.

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