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Natalie Portman slams Israel’s ‘racist’ nation-state law
December 14, 2018

Actress Natalie Portman has labelled Israel’s Nation-state law as “racist” in an interview she gave to Arabic newspaper Al Quds Al- Arabi. “The Nation-State law is racist,” the Israeli-American actress said in an interview published on Wednesday. “It is a mistake and I don’t agree with it … [people’s] lives are [being] affected on a personal level by decisions made by politicians.”  “I only hope that we will be able to truly love our neighbours and that we can work together,” she added. Portman referred to a law passed earlier this year that declares Israel as a Jewish state, with “united Jerusalem” as its capital. READ MORE