Israeli businesses decry calls to revise anti-discrimination law

People march during the annual Gay Pride parade in Jerusalem, Israel, 02 August 2018

People march during the annual Gay Pride parade in Jerusalem, Israel, 02 August 2018 Source: AAP / ABIR SULTAN

Several leading Israeli businesses have pledged to strengthen their internal anti-discrimination rules following remarks by hard-right members of Israel's incoming government seen as undermining gender equality and minority rights. The remarks, including a call to scrap the Jerusalem gay pride march and another to ease a ban on individuals who support terror or racism from running for parliament, have alarmed many Israelis and drawn a warning from the country's president.


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