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Ongoing Story· Day 2

Top Israelis Demand Investigation into Rabbi Axelrod's Incitement Claims

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Al-ShamsPolitics

Legal Complaint Filed Against Rabbi's Fatwa Inciting Against Arab Participation in Government

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The Center to Aid Victims of Racism filed an urgent police complaint against Rabbi Axelrod for a religious ruling allegedly inciting against Arab participation in government. Legal department director Uri Narov called the fatwa racist incitement against Arab citizens' political involvement. The complaint was submitted to the police following the ruling's issuance.

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  • The Center to Aid Victims of Racism filed an urgent police complaint against Rabbi Axelrod.
  • The complaint concerns a religious ruling inciting against Arab participation in government.
  • Uri Narov, legal director at the center, called the ruling racist incitement.
  • The fatwa targets anyone involved in forming a government with Arab participation.
  • The center views the ruling as an attack on Arab citizens' political rights.
Legal Complaint Filed Against Rabbi's Fatwa Inciting Against Arab Participation in Government
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The Center to Aid Victims of Racism has filed an urgent complaint with the police against Rabbi Axelrod, citing a religious ruling that allegedly incites against the participation of Arab citizens in the government. Uri Narov, Director of the Legal Department at the center, stated on Radio Al-Shams that the complaint was submitted following Axelrod's issuance of a fatwa against anyone involved in forming a government that includes Arab participation. Narov described the ruling as racist incitement against Arab citizens' involvement in political and governmental life, prompting the center's decision to file the immediate complaint. The center views this as a direct attack on the political rights of Arab citizens.

Al-ShamsArab · Nazareth

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