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http://www.haaretz.com/mobile/.premium-1.576247?v=81FF1442AC869FC1C4586A20F655C0D7

Only the Haaretz seems to be reporting what this really is. Other outlets are making out like Israel is giving Christians a voice whereas the real intention is to create tension:

Critics slammed the law, sponsored by MK Yariv Levin (Likud), for constituting an attempt to “divide and conquer” the country's Arab population – an allegation Levin seemed to confirm in a recent newspaper interview.

In an interview Levin gave to the Maariv newspaper a few weeks ago, he in fact declared his intention to formulate legislation that would create a distinction between the Christian Arab population (which he insisted on calling merely "Christian") and the Muslim population.

In the interview, Levin said, “My legislation will provide separate representation and separate attention to the Christian public, separate from the Muslim Arabs … This is a historic and important move that could help balance the State of Israel, and connect us and the Christians, and I’m being careful about not calling them Arabs because they aren’t Arabs.”

As a Palestinian Christian, I get really upset when someone tries to use me for nefarious purposes.Israel for the past couple years are trying to befriend Christian Palestinians so they can divide Palestinians. I find it disgusting.