Thousands expect to attend protest rally, which in addition to Arab citizens also includes a slew of left-wing organizations and parties; ‘Our statement is clear: All citizens—all of them—are equal,’ say participating organizations.
Thousands of Arab Israelis will arrive in Tel Aviv on Saturday evening for a protest against the Nationality Law as part of a campaign launched earlier this week.
The organizations and political parties taking part in the protest include the Israel Association for Ethiopian Jews, Peace Now, the Israel Religious Action Center, Standing Together, Sikkuy, The Coalition Against Racism in Israel, the Mossawa Center, Labor Party youth, Hadash, Meretz, Ta’al, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, Zazim—Community Action, the Negev Coexistence Forum for Civil Equality, Kulan, the Socialist Struggle Movement, the New Israel Fund and Shatil.
In a joint statement, the participating organizations said that the Nationality Law “will turn racism, discrimination, humiliation and segregation into an inseparable part of our lives. Furthermore, racism and discrimination are turning into something desired and central in the State of Israel. The Nationality Law will bring the exclusion and harm of minorities to frightening records, the likes of which we’ve never seen.”
