 In January 2012, Arab Knesset member Jamal Zahalka expressed concern that the law would lead to large-scale emigration of Arab Israelis from Israel into Palestinian Authority areas, and claimed that Israel was taking advantage of the Supreme Court's decision to bring about an exodus of Arabs from Israel.Shivshankar Menon

Shivshankar Menon (born 5 July 1949) is an Indian diplomat, who served as National Security Adviser of India underPrime Minister of India Manmohan Singh.He had previously served as the Foreign Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs .