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Haneen Zoabi is removed by Knesset security on February 8, 2016. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
New Israeli law seeks to expel ‘misbehaved’ Arab parliamentarians
Plenty of democratic countries have mechanisms for de-seating elected representatives, but those countries don’t have rich histories of trying to ban politicians of one ethnic group. And their laws weren’t designed to target specific unpopular politicians. On the face of it, there is nothing wrong with the “Expulsion Law” passed by Israel’s Knesset early Wednesday morning. Lots of…
By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man July 20, 2016
Israel’s Knesset just voted on a very dangerous law for democracy
The draft law, which passed the first of three votes on Monday, would allow the expulsion of Arab MKs from the Knesset. It is one of several recent steps by the Netanyahu government to limit Palestinian political participation. Minutes before leaving for the spring recess Monday night, Israel’s Knesset passed the first reading of a…
By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man March 29, 2016
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