The ministerial committee on legislation decided on Sunday to let the leadership of the coalition decide the fate of a bill that would require Knesset members to declare loyalty to the State of Israel as a Jewish, democratic and Zionist country. The committee's decision was based on a claim that members of the coalition were expected to veto the bill.
The bill, initiated by Chairman David Rotem of the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, has aroused strong opposition among Arab Members of Knesset.