The new bill is being legislated as a response to the heavy criticism voiced against the Nation-State Law. It is to afford special status to Israel's Druze and Circassian communities.
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The Druze community, as well as Jewish and Arab, is a part of Israeli society that has been living in the northern areas of modern Israel for centuries. During the current conflict, the Druze have presented themselves as Israelis loyal to their duty and protecting their state, Israeli Druze politician and Knesset Member Akram Hasson told Sputnik.