Arab Fifth Column Watch - Is It Still Treason If Arab MKs Mask Their Support for Terrorism With Thin Euphemisms?
If we take little delight in passing on the biased international reaction to Israel's capture of the murderers of Rehavam Ze'evi, then it's with admitted frustration that we pass on the reaction of Israel's own Arab government officials:
Ram-Tal MK Ahmed Tibi called the prison siege a callous breach of agreements and a calculated violation by the Israeli election establishment. "Kadima and its leaders are using Palestinian blood as a doorway for their election success," claimed Tibi. Balad head MK Azmi Bishara called the IDF operation in Jericho an "action of gangs and terror along the lines of 'wanted dead or alive'." The only interpretation of this incident is that if the Palestinian people do not defend themselves and their institutions and leaders, Israel will do whatever she wants," he added.
This is a member of Israel's parliament calling on enemy combatants to take up arms against the army of his nation. Surely, if this isn't treason, it's at least in tension with the pledge of allegiance that members of the Knesset have to take (and which some Arab MKs have been refusing to commit to). Not to be overly pedantic on this point, but as elected officials in Israel's democracy these people make laws every day - including laws related to military affairs and border security. Only in Israel could elected officials come this close to open treason and be celebrated by their constituents.
Ram-Tal MK Ahmed Tibi called the prison siege a callous breach of agreements and a calculated violation by the Israeli election establishment. "Kadima and its leaders are using Palestinian blood as a doorway for their election success," claimed Tibi. Balad head MK Azmi Bishara called the IDF operation in Jericho an "action of gangs and terror along the lines of 'wanted dead or alive'." The only interpretation of this incident is that if the Palestinian people do not defend themselves and their institutions and leaders, Israel will do whatever she wants," he added.
This is a member of Israel's parliament calling on enemy combatants to take up arms against the army of his nation. Surely, if this isn't treason, it's at least in tension with the pledge of allegiance that members of the Knesset have to take (and which some Arab MKs have been refusing to commit to). Not to be overly pedantic on this point, but as elected officials in Israel's democracy these people make laws every day - including laws related to military affairs and border security. Only in Israel could elected officials come this close to open treason and be celebrated by their constituents.
