"Israeli" racism at its height: bill limits land sales to Jews only

Source: AFP, 19-7-2007
JERUSALEM (al-Quds) - Arab "Israeli" lawmakers and civil rights groups on Thursday slammed a bill that would limit the sale of some state land to Jews, a day after parliament passed it in a preliminary reading.
The bill, approved by a vote of 64 to 16, "represents the height of racism," Arab `Israeli` MP Ahmed Tibi told AFP.
The bill must pass three more readings to become law.
"Racism has become the dominant current in `Israel`, including in the Knesset and the government," said Tibi, comparing the bill to anti-Semitic legislation passed in Nazi Germany before World War II.
It would limit to Jews the sale of land belonging to the Jewish National Fund, around 13 percent of all state land.
The "Israeli" Civil Rights Association also blasted the bill.
"This is a proposition that has clearly racist and discriminatory character," which aims to circumvent previous high court rulings that "Israeli" Arab citizens (1948-Palestinians) have the right to purchase JNF land in certain cases, spokesman Yoav Lev said.