Israeli Economy Minister Naftali Bennett on BBC's Hard Talk. Photo: Screenshot / BBC.

CNN – Q: Prime Minister Netanyahu has talked about the importance of the Palestinians recognizing Israel as a Jewish state.  You’ve gone a bit further. You’ve said that it’s very important to strengthen exclusively the Jewish identity of Israel. What you do with the 20 percent of Arabs who live in Israel if they’re not Jewish.

A: I’m a big supporter of full equal rights for the Arab Israelis. Twenty percent of Israelis are Arab.  They vote for the Knesset the same. They can be elected.  There are members of parliament, of the Knesset, that are Arab. And I support full equal rights for them.

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