Published July 20, 2016
Israel's parliament has passed a charged bill that would allow the assembly to oust a sitting lawmaker deemed to be inciting against the state.
The bill, which was passed early on Wednesday, would require a three-quarter majority of parliament's 120 members to expel a lawmaker for inciting racism or supporting violence against the state.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu backed the bill, saying that "those who support terrorism ... won't serve in Israel's Knesset."
Opposition leaders called the measure anti-democratic.
The bill is largely seen as targeting Israel's Arab lawmakers, many of whom have sympathized with Palestinian attackers. Three of them recently paid a condolence visit to families of attackers who killed Israelis.
Some lawmakers said they plan to appeal to Israel's Supreme Court to cancel the bill.
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