[Ha'aretz ] Yoav Stern - The Israeli Cabinet voted on Sunday to form a ministerial committee to focus on the establishment of a new Arab city in the Galilee. Science, Culture and Sport Minister Ghaleb Majadele (Labor) said the decision demonstrated the government's recognition of the Arab population's equal rights, and hoped it would strengthen Israeli Arabs' sense of belonging to the country. Interior Minister Meir Sheetrit has said: "The aim is a modern city that any young couple will be able to buy a house in and live there, as in any other modern city in the world."
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