A hard-line member of the Israeli Knesset called for Hebrew to be the Jewish state’s only official language. Michael Kleiner said the creation of the Palestinian self-rule areas eliminated the need to recognize Arabic as such a language. Israeli President Ezer Weizman responded by saying the move would be a “dreadful” mistake.
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