The Israeli Government has rejected a draft law on citizen's oath.

The Government of Israel has rejected the bill on the oath of loyalty to the State, the proposal of the party "Our Home - Israel", reported Associated Press. Voted against the bill, eight cabinet ministers, for - were filed by three votes. The draft law will soon come to the Parliament, but is highly unlikely that the deputies will approve it.

"Our house - Israel, led by Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, offered to make taking the oath to Israel as a Jewish, Zionist and democratic state" a prerequisite for citizenship. It was believed that only after taking the oath of such residents of Israel, who turned 16 years old, will be able to obtain a passport.

The draft law on civil oath caused discontent among Israeli Arabs, constitute about one fifth of the population of Israel. The wording of the oath they consider unacceptable, and the abandonment of its taking would lead, in the case of a bill to ensure that this part of the Israeli population would be lost passports.

Far-right party, Our Home - Israel "ranked third in the elections to the Knesset, passed in February 2009. The idea of introducing the civil oath of party leader - Avigdor Lieberman - voiced even during the election campaign.