In landen als Syrië en Iran is het onvoorstelbaar dat een parlementslid naar Israël zou reizen, of op welke manier dan ook contact zou hebben met Israëli's zonder in grote problemen te komen. Zelfs in Jordanië en Egypte is het 'not done' (om het eufemistisch te zeggen) voor politici om Israël te bezoeken. Met name in Egypte geldt er een soort boycot op tal van terreinen, en een Egyptische acteur moest onlangs voor de rechter komen verdedigen dat hij in een film speelde waarin ook een Israëlische acteur speelt.
Nadat tijdens de Libanon oorlog een Arabisch knessetlid naar Syrië was gereisd en zijn solidariteit met Hezbollah had betuigd, gingen in Israël stemmen op dit soort praktijken te verbieden. De reactie van een Arabische volksvertegenwoordiger is veelzeggend:
Hadash Chairman MK Mohammad Barakeh said that "If we have to choose between loyalty to our people, or serving in the Knesset, then good luck to the Knesset. We don't want you."
Nadat tijdens de Libanon oorlog een Arabisch knessetlid naar Syrië was gereisd en zijn solidariteit met Hezbollah had betuigd, gingen in Israël stemmen op dit soort praktijken te verbieden. De reactie van een Arabische volksvertegenwoordiger is veelzeggend:
Hadash Chairman MK Mohammad Barakeh said that "If we have to choose between loyalty to our people, or serving in the Knesset, then good luck to the Knesset. We don't want you."
'Our people', dat zijn de Arabieren, en blijkbaar ook de vijanden van Israël. Misschien hoort iemand die zich zo vereenzelvigd met Israëls vijanden inderdaad niet in de Knesset thuis. En hij bewijst de Israëlische Arabieren met deze houding zeker geen dienst.
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Arab MKs: Bid to bar trips to enemy states is 'racist'
By Shahar Ilan and Jack Khoury, Haaretz Correspondents
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/918985.html
Last update - 20:53 31/10/2007
Arab MKs: Bid to bar trips to enemy states is 'racist'
By Shahar Ilan and Jack Khoury, Haaretz Correspondents
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/918985.html
Last update - 20:53 31/10/2007
Israeli Arab lawmakers responded angrily Wednesday to proposed legislation that would prevent anyone who travels to a country classed as an enemy state from serving as a Knesset member.
The Knesset plenum on Wednesday passed the preliminary readings of two bills proposals on the issue.
The bills were drafted by right-wing MKs Zevulun Orlev of National Union-National Religious Party and Esterina Tartman of Yisrael Beiteinu.
MK Ahmed Tibi (Ra'am-Ta'al) said that "the Knesset is steeped in racism. Corrupt members of Knesset want a Knesset without Arabs. The face of the Knesset is the face of Esterina: Knesseterina. If I am invited [to enemy states] I will go regardless of the law. I am sure that a person who breaks an unjustified law, or whose conscience is not completely clear, and is willing to pay the price and be imprisoned in order to raise public awareness regarding the injustice in the law, then that person is showing his respect to the most supreme values."
Talab A-Sana (Ra`am-Ta`al) said that "the bill is opposed to the peace, the Arab public, and its representatives that are visiting Arab states. This is a dark bill that constitutes political persecution, and shows what a substandard level the Knesset has reached."
The bills passed with a majority of 52 in favor against 19 who opposed. MK Zehava Gal-On (Meretz) maintained that the bill is racist.
Hadash Chairman MK Mohammad Barakeh said that "If we have to choose between loyalty to our people, or serving in the Knesset, then good luck to the Knesset. We don't want you."
During the hearing, Barakeh called out to other MKs, "choke along with the Knesset." Mk Yuval Steinetz (Likud) slammed Arab MKs in return, saying, "you believe in Syrian democracy."
The Knesset plenum on Wednesday passed the preliminary readings of two bills proposals on the issue.
The bills were drafted by right-wing MKs Zevulun Orlev of National Union-National Religious Party and Esterina Tartman of Yisrael Beiteinu.
MK Ahmed Tibi (Ra'am-Ta'al) said that "the Knesset is steeped in racism. Corrupt members of Knesset want a Knesset without Arabs. The face of the Knesset is the face of Esterina: Knesseterina. If I am invited [to enemy states] I will go regardless of the law. I am sure that a person who breaks an unjustified law, or whose conscience is not completely clear, and is willing to pay the price and be imprisoned in order to raise public awareness regarding the injustice in the law, then that person is showing his respect to the most supreme values."
Talab A-Sana (Ra`am-Ta`al) said that "the bill is opposed to the peace, the Arab public, and its representatives that are visiting Arab states. This is a dark bill that constitutes political persecution, and shows what a substandard level the Knesset has reached."
The bills passed with a majority of 52 in favor against 19 who opposed. MK Zehava Gal-On (Meretz) maintained that the bill is racist.
Hadash Chairman MK Mohammad Barakeh said that "If we have to choose between loyalty to our people, or serving in the Knesset, then good luck to the Knesset. We don't want you."
During the hearing, Barakeh called out to other MKs, "choke along with the Knesset." Mk Yuval Steinetz (Likud) slammed Arab MKs in return, saying, "you believe in Syrian democracy."
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