After Khir al-Din's identity revealed: The coalition declares that it will examine amendments to the Nationality Law

After Lieberman called for amendments to the Nationality Law following the revelation of the identity of the Druze officer who fell in Gaza in 2018, the center-left parties announced that they would advance legislation on the issue soon.

Coalition officials estimate that the chances of legislative action on the issue at the moment are very low, in the face of right-wing opposition and new hope.

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15/05/2022

Sunday, 15 May 2022, 15:00 Updated: 15:18

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ND Lieutenant Colonel M., a fighter in an elite unit, married and a father of two from the north, killed in a special IDF operation in the heart of the Gaza Strip (Photo: Reuters and Walla! NEWS Archive, edited by Niv Maoz)

Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman today (Sunday) called for an amendment to the Nationality Law, in response to the revelation of the identity of Lt. Col. Mahmoud Khir al-Din. The center-left parties in the coalition have expressed support for Lieberman's position However, coalition officials estimate that the chances of promoting changes in the Nationality Law in the current situation of the coalition are very low, given the expected opposition on the right and new hope.

Lieberman wrote this morning on social media that The late Hir al-Din and many other good people who fell for the state.

"This is an opportunity to amend the Nationality Law and establish the Declaration of Independence as a Basic Law."

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Khir al-Din (Photo: IDF Spokesman)

The chairman of Yesh Atid, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, tweeted in response to Lieberman's remarks: "I agree with every word." Submitted a proposal to repeal the Nationality Act as soon as it was passed.

The chairman of the Constitution Committee, MK Gilad Karib (Labor), said that "Minister Lieberman's call opens an important opening for anchoring the principle of equality in the basic legislation of the State of Israel, and strengthening the constitutional status of the Declaration of Independence."

According to him, the Constitution Committee will convene in the coming days to examine the feasibility of the issue.

The chairman of the Blue and White faction, MK Eitan Ginzburg, wrote on Twitter that Blue and White has two laws that can amend the Nationality Law - the Basic Law of Equality and the Basic Law of the Declaration of Independence, which enshrines in law the spirit and values ​​of the scroll.

"Both laws have already been submitted and can be voted on in the Ministerial Committee on Legislation as early as Sunday," Ginzburg said.

"On the day the Israeli public was exposed to the identity of the hero of Israel, Lt. Col. Mahmoud Khir

al-Din, who fell in the heroic battle of Khan Yunis in 2018, everyone understands that it is time to correct."

"Nationality law is a racist and discriminatory law that should be repealed."

She noted her intention to resubmit in the coming days the bill to repeal the Nationality Act.

MK Yossi Shein (Yisrael Beiteinu) is also expected to submit a bill in the coming days to amend the Nationality Law and to anchor the Declaration of Independence as a Basic Law.

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