The coalition announced Saturday evening the promotion of the "Basic Law for the Druze Community," which will grant the community special status. The decision was made following an iron sword war. Since the beginning of the fighting, the Druze community has lost six of its members.
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According to Coalition Chairman Ofir Katz and Foreign Minister Eli Cohen: "In the coming days, we will advance the proposed Basic Law for the Druze Community, which aims to anchor the important status of the Druze community in the State of Israel."
"We will give everything they deserve"
Netanyahu said earlier today at a press conference he held together with Defense Minister Galant and Minister Benny Gantz that "the Druze are a dear public, we will give everything they deserve, it is essential."
The bill will apparently be based on wording submitted in the past on the subject. The proposal stems from the understanding that the uniqueness of the Druze community lies in the fact that its members support the State of Israel as a unique national home for the Jewish people, and since its establishment have taken an integral part in building the state and ensuring its existence.
Staff Sergeant Adi Malek Harb from Beit Jan, and Major Jamal Abbas from Peki'in, who fell in battle in the Gaza Strip,
The purpose of the bill is to anchor the status of the Druze community in the State of Israel while preserving the State of Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people, while recognizing the right of citizens of the Druze community to preserve the unique characteristics of their community and their independent definition.
Just today, the IDF Spokesperson announced two additional Druze casualties: First Sergeant Adi Malek Harb, 19, from Beit Jan, a soldier in the Nahal Brigade's Nahal Patrol, and Major Jamal Abbas, 23, from Peki'in, a company commander in the 101st Battalion of the Paratroopers Brigade.
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