The Joint List of predominantly-Arab parties appealed yesterday to the International Parliamentary Union to demand measures against Israel following the enactment of the National Law, according to Yisrael Hayom.
In a letter to the union's presidium, Member of Knesset Youseph Jabareen wrote that "the Nationality Law is dangerously contradicting basic values in international law and is adopting a genuine apartheid regime." Jabareen also warned of the damage to the status of the Arabic language, which is the mother tongue of a native national minority, stressing that the law promotes ethnic superiority for Jews and encourages racist policies in key areas of life.