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While Members of Knesset participated in the official visit of US Vice President Mike Pence, expressing solidarity with the White House and the Trump administration, Arab MKs in Knesset show their true allegiance.
Arab lawmakers in Israel’s parliament have been tossed out from the house for heckling Vice President Mike Pence at the start of his speech.
The main Arab party in the Israeli parliament warned ahead of time it would boycott Pence on Monday.
The Knesset, which is accustomed to such high-profile visits, had added a new layer of security, and besides the speaker and other dignitaries, lawmakers did not have direct access to Pence.
Armed with signs “Jerusalem is the capital of Palestine”, the signs were confiscated by Knesset ushers and they were thrown out of the plenum as VP Pence was addressing the forum.
Ayman Odeh, leader of the Joint Arab List, said it was the party’s democratic right to boycott the speech by the U.S. vice president. In a tweet, he said the party will not provide a “silent backdrop” to a man he called a “dangerous racist.”
Netanyahu called the boycott a disgrace. He and other gave Pence a standing ovation.
Proud to lead the Joint List in strong, legitimate protest, against the Trump-Netanyahu regime's exaltation of racism and hatred, who speak of peace solely as lip service.
Our protest today in the plenum is in honor of all who oppose the occupation and dream of peace.
— Ayman Odeh (@AyOdeh) January 22, 2018
(AP / YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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3 Responses
yet the Zionists hate the chareidim not these overt anti-Semites?
And your point being?
not sure why thay are allowed in the knesset at all