Cairo: Denouncing the new law adopted in Israel defining the country as the nation state of the Jewish people, one of the biggest and most influential Sunni institutions in the world Egypt’s Al-Azhar described it as “racist”.
The historic Islamic institution said in its statement, which was shared on its social media accounts, states, “Al-Azhar strongly denounces…what is being called the national Jewish state law, in a move that reflects ugly racism and proves the true nature of that occupation”.
It must be recalled that Israel’s Knesset On Thursday approved and issued a law defining the country as the nation state of the Jewish people and made Hebrew the official language.
The law has created apprehensions among Arab citizens in Israel as it will lead to discrimination against them.