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90,000 Druze protest against Israel's nation state law in Tel Aviv
Israelis from the Druze community participate in a rally against Israel's Jewish Nation bill in Tel Aviv, Israel, today
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TEL AVIV’S Rabin Square rang to chants of “We want equality!” from 90,000 protesters last night at a Druze-led demonstration against the Israeli government’s apartheid nation state law.
Hundreds of brightly coloured Druze flags, which are rarely seen outside the community, fluttered in the square alongside the national banner. City Hall was also lit up in Druze colours.
Brigadier General Amal Assad, the most senior military commander of Israel’s Druze community, who is retired and on reserve, told the crowd: “I call for the government to abolish this law.”
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