[Ynet] The government passed on Sunday the contentious Basic Law: Israel as the Nation-State of the Jewish People, a controversial new bill which is threatening to tear the governing coalition apart, in a 14-7 vote, which saw the coalition split in its support for the legislation.
All of Yesh Atid's ministers voted against, as did Justice Minister Tzipi Livni. Culture Minister Limor Livnat abstained from the vote.
| The Times of Israel has more on the bill here, including this clarification: |
A final draft of a controversial bill that would define Israel as a Jewish state is set to be presented by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a Knesset plenum vote by the end of this week, following the cabinet's approval of two earlier versions of the contentious legislation on Sunday. |