Umno likens Israel's controversial Bill to apartheid


Arab lawmakers stand up in protest during a Knesset session in Jerusalem on Thursday, July 19, 2018. Israel's parliament approved a controversial piece of legislation on Thursday that defines the country as the nation-state of the Jewish people but which critics warn sidelines minorities. -AP

PETALING JAYA: Umno has joined in the chorus of criticism against Israel's move in approving the "Nation State of Jewish People" Bill, with party president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi likening the move to an "apartheid ruling".

"Umno concurs with other countries in strongly condemning the move by the Israel Parliament in approving the 'Nation State of Jewish People' Bill, which legitimately douses the Palestinians' right on their ancestral lands.

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