http://news.antiwar.com/2009/01/11/israel-set-to-ban-arab-opposition-party-from-elections/ Original and up-to-date news Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:04:31 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://news.antiwar.com/2009/01/11/israel-set-to-ban-arab-opposition-party-from-elections/comment-page-1/#comment-612 Doug Bandow » Blog Archive » The Problem with Israel Mon, 12 Jan 2009 09:04:39 +0000 http://news.antiwar.com/?p=1948#comment-612 [...] Reports Antiwar.news:  The Central Elections Committee is expected to vote on Balad’s ban tomorrow, and with the ruling Kadima Party on board it seems likely to pass. Kadima says that though it supports giving the Arab minority “due representation,” the Israeli government has an obligation to defend itself from Balad who “is trying to undermine Israel’s identity as a Jewish state.” [...] [...] Reports Antiwar.news:  The Central Elections Committee is expected to vote on Balad’s ban tomorrow, and with the ruling Kadima Party on board it seems likely to pass. Kadima says that though it supports giving the Arab minority “due representation,” the Israeli government has an obligation to defend itself from Balad who “is trying to undermine Israel’s identity as a Jewish state.” [...]

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