Peres: Ban on selling flats to Arabs 'an ethical crisis'

President Shimon Peres slammed the dozens of rabbis who issued a ban on selling or renting apartments to Arabs. "The rabbis' ruling creates an ethical and fundamental crisis in Israel related to Israel's essence as a Jewish and democratic country," he said.

Sources in the President's Residence said Peres was troubled by the matter and decided not to turn a blind eye to it. (Ronen Medzini)