Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Report: Israeli security service seeks to strip Palestinian citizenship

Ma'an- Israel's Shin Bet security service supports revoking the citizenship of anyone convicted of "terror" crimes, an Israeli newspaper reported Tuesday.

Haaretz said Interior Minister Eli Yishai's proposal emerged at a parliament debate on the proposal seen as targeting Palestinian citizens of Israel. Yishai suggests giving authorities the right to revoke citizenship from dual citizens convicted of "loyalty-related offenses."

The Association for Civil Rights in Israel denounced the proposal. Read more