The world is allowing Israel to murder civilians, now it will allow it to keep its Palestinian citizens without representation in the Knesset. The only "democracy" in the Middle East? Or an Apartheid state on its continued path to ethnic cleansing?
Israel bans Arab parties from coming election
"Israeli Arabs enjoy full citizenship rights, but have suffered from discrimination and poverty for decades."
The decision does not affect Arab lawmakers in predominantly Jewish parties or the country's communist party, which has a mixed list of Arab and Jewish candidates. Roughly one-fifth of Israel's 7 million citizens are Arabs. Israeli Arabs enjoy full citizenship rights, but have suffered from discrimination and poverty for decades.
Arab lawmakers Ahmed Tibi and Jamal Zahalka, political rivals who head the two Arab blocs in parliament, joined together in condemning Monday's decision.
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"It was a political trial led by a group of Fascists and racists who are willing to see the Knesset without Arabs and want to see the country without Arabs," said Tibi.
-Source: http://tinyurl.com/9q8dzu
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