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World Jewish News
Yishai begins revoking citizenship of four Israeli Arabs
05.05.2009
Interior Minister Eli Yishai has begun the process of revoking the citizenship of four Israeli Arabs who left Israel to live in states Israel defines as "enemies" in the 1970s, his ministry announced Tuesday.
An Interior Ministry statement said the head of the Population Directorate, Yaakov Ganot, had requested that Yishai consider taking the rare step against the four, who were involved in activities that endangered Israel's security.
Ganot told Lieberman that while the four were abroad they were involved, directly and indirectly, in a large number of activities hostile to the State of Israel and its security. After years outside of the country, they have recently requested to return to Israel
By Jack Khoury, Haaretz Correspondent
Источник: Haaretz
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