Last chance? Netanyahu coalition targets academia, Arab parties before elections

The coalition is advancing legislation targeting universities, civil service appointments and Arab parties, while reviving judicial overhaul-era proposals and seeking to narrow citizenship eligibility under the Law of Return, as the Knesset opens its summer session

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The coalition is advancing legislation targeting universities, civil service appointments and Arab parties, while reviving judicial overhaul-era proposals and seeking to narrow citizenship eligibility under the Law of Return, as the Knesset opens its summer session

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Noa Shpigel

06:50 AM • May 10 2026 IDT

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition is set to debate a series of contentious bills on Sunday as the Knesset opened its summer session, including proposals to curb academic freedom, expand political control over senior state appointments and narrow eligibility for Israeli citizenship under the Law of Return.

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