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Israel passed a law on Thursday declaring that only Jews have the right of self-determination in the country, something members of the Arab minority called racist and verging on apartheid.The "nation-state" law, backed by Israel's right-wing government, passed by a vote of 62-55 and two abstentions in the 120-member Knesset after months of political argument.

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