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Iraqi Lawmakers Criminalize Normalization of Ties With Israel

Published May 27th, 2022 - 05:02 GMT
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Iraqi lawmakers attend a session of the Iraqi parliament in Baghdad, Iraq, March 26, 2022. (AFP)
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Bill criminalizing normalization of ties with Israel passed unanimously by parliament

Iraqi lawmakers on Thursday voted to approve a bill on banning relations with Israel.

In a statement, the Parliament's media office said the assembly passed a bill “criminalizing the normalization of ties with the Zionist entity.”

According to state news agency INA, the bill was passed unanimously during Wednesday’s session.