A special amendment to the election law adopted today by the Cabinet deprives former leaders of the Central Jewish Committee, formed by the former pro-Nazi government, of the right to vote.
Some leaders of the committee were given jail sentence several months ago on charges of having collaborated with the Nazis.
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