Police question Netanyahu again on corruption allegations

ultra-orthodox Jews or homosexuals.

Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit has also said he is opposed to the law in its current form. Avi Dichter, a lawmaker from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party and the bill's sponsor, said the clause was aimed at "allowing a Zionist population to live without having a population at its side that is not ready to defend the country's borders".

Israeli Arabs largely support the Palestinian cause, and right-wing Jews often accuse them of disloyalty.

Netanyahu supports the bill but has not commented on the clause in question.

The government is hoping to win approval for the bill during the current parliamentary session, which finishes at the end of July.

Negotiations on potential amendments are ongoing. A separate part of the legislation that would designate Hebrew as Israel's only official language, granting only "special status" to Arabic, has also raised concerns. JERUSALEM: Israeli police are once again questioning Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as part of their investigations into a string of corruption allegations. Police were seen arriving at Netanyahu's residence on Tuesday. He is expected to be questioned about a corruption case involving the country's telecom giant. Two Netanyahu confidants have been arrested on suspicion of promoting regulation worth hundreds of millions of dollars to the Bezeq telecom company.