MK Hanin Zoabi is back in the news, not for another anti-Israel act or statement and not for expressing support for Hamas but because she was driving on a suspended license.

According to the Ynet report on Tuesday 17 Elul, she was spotted speaking on her mobile phone while operating a vehicle. When police pulled her over, they asked for her license and registration and a computer check revealed her license has been suspended.

The incident occurred on Monday on Route 65 (Nachal I’ron/Wadi Ara). She told police she was not speaking but simply returning the phone to the charger but police were not buying it. She was issued a summons. The fact that she is a Member of Knesset was also learned after she was placed in custody.

Her spokesperson tells a different story than police, insisting her license has not been suspended and remains valid until May 2017. However, she is required to take a refresher classroom course.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)