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Israel Supreme Court upholds citizenship barning law for Palestinian spouses
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Israel's Supreme Court has upheld a law banning Palestinians who spouse Israelis from getting Israeli citizenship. Civil rights activists had petitioned the court to annul the law, saying it was unconstitutional. "Human rights do not prescribe national suicide," Bbc.co.uk quotes judge Asher Grunis writing in the judgement as saying. The law was introduced in 2003, with its supporters expressing security concerns and the need to ensure Israel remains a Jewish-majority state.