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By: Mitchell’s Two New Problems: Israel Bans Arab Political Parties and Lieberman Grows Stronger « Wallwritings

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:28:27 +0000

[...] the time of the Arab political parties banning which was orchestrated by Lieberman, antiwar.com reported: The Arab parties earned the ire of the most hawkish elements in the Israeli government by [...]

By: BNP Chairman

BNP Chairman — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:53:27 +0000

[...] to have and hold their own country for their own people, this has been clearly demonstrated in the banning of non-Jewish political parties (ahh, Israel, that Middle East bastion of democracy!). So we can see that the BNP shares a [...]

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Tue, 13 Jan 2009 04:41:58 +0000

[...] Israel Bans Arab Parties From Election | News From Antiwar.com Posted January 12, 2009 By a margin of 26-3, the Israeli Central Elections Committee decided to ban the Balad Party from running in next month’s election. By a margin of 21-8, they also banned the United Arab List-Ta’al (UAL-T). The two bans will prevent more than half of the current Arab members of Israel’s Parliament, the Knesset, from running for reelection. The Arab parties earned the ire of the most hawkish elements in the Israeli government by publicly opposing the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip. Balad likewise made enemies by explicitly calling for equal rights for all citizens of Israel, regardless of national or ethnic identity, which the ruling Kadima Party said would “undermine Israel’s identity as a Jewish state.” A handful of Arabs will remain on the ballots across Israel, running for as-yet-unbanned Jewish majority parties, but with the general consensus among most of the population that Israeli Arabs are traitors based purely on their ethnic background, they would seem to have an uphill battle. Many disillusioned Arab voters may not vote at all, now that the only significant Arab parties aren’t allowed on the ballot. During the discussion, Balad Chairman Jamal Zahaika called the move to ban his party “a test for Israeli democracy” and warned that the ban would lead to an outright Arab boycott of the election. Zahaika also asked Avigdor Lieberman, the driving force behind the ban, “Why are you afraid of democracy?” Lieberman declared Balad a terrorist organization and said “whoever values life” would understand the need to ban it. Quote: [...]

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CLUSTERFUCK US/ZIONIST POLICIES AREN’T WORKING « Culture of Life News — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:18:04 +0000

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the end of the charade - Political Forum — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:44:30 +0000

[...] Israel Bans Arab Parties From Election. By a margin of 26-3 arab partie disqualified from israeli elections. The Arab parties earned the ire of the most hawkish elements in the Israeli government by publicly opposing the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip. Balad likewise made enemies by explicitly calling for equal rights for all citizens of Israel, regardless of national or ethnic identity, which the ruling Kadima Party said would