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Πλήρης ο φάκελος της Jewish Voice for Peace που προσγειώθηκε στα εισερχόμενά μου σχετικά με την πρόταση του Avigdor Lieberman να επιβληθεί στους (Άραβες) πολίτες του Ισραήλ όρκος νομιμοφροσύνης προς το (εβραϊκό) κράτος του Ισραήλ, επί ποινή στέρησης των πολιτικών τους δικαιωμάτων:
On February 10, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported that [Anti-Defamation League's] Abe Foxman defended Lieberman's plan, despite the fact that "Some liberal Israeli and Jewish groups have condemned Lieberman as a fascist - the left-wing Meretz Party even compared him to the late far-right Austrian politician Joerg Haider - for his proposal to require Israeli Arab citizens to sign an oath of allegiance to the Jewish state." (1)
* Avigdor Lieberman led the drive in Israel's Central Election Committee to have Arab political parties banned from running in the most recent election, which passed successfully and was overturned only by the Israeli Supreme Court. (2)
* He has called for the expulsion of Arab Members of the Knesset, threatening them that "a new administration will be established and then we will take care of you." (3)
* He has called for Arab citizens of Israel to sign an "oath of loyalty" to the state or be stripped of their citizenship. (4)
* His party has been very clear about what being "loyal" means: If you are an Arab student and dare come to school wearing a kefiyah, you are "disloyal." (5)
* Lieberman's party said that if you are a Muslim Israeli and collect money and medicines for Gaza relief, you are "disloyal." (6)
(1) Back in 2006, the ADL condemned Lieberman's call to execute Arab legislators. But today, Abe Foxman defends Lieberman's loyalty oath (http://jta.org/news/article/2009/0http://jta.org/news/article/2009/02/10/1002906/controversial-lieberman-proposal-finds-support-among-american-jews2/10/1002906/controversial-lieberman-proposal-finds-support-among-american-jews)
(2) http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1054867.html
(3) http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/962767.html
(4) http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090204/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_hard_line_hero
(5) in Hebrew: http://beytenu.org.il/126/2596/article.html
(6) in Hebrew: http://beytenu.org.il/126/2345/article.html
Από τα διάφορα άρθρα, ξεχώρισα τα εξής εδάφια, υπέρ και κατά:
It is ironic that the ADL [Anti-Defamation League] understands as anti-Semitic the accusations of dual loyalty hurled against Jews in the US and elsewhere, but remains unconcerned about similar accusations against Arab Israelis.
Lieberman, who lives in the West Bank settlement of Nokdim, later quit Likud and was elected to parliament in 1999 as head of Israel Beiteinu (Israel Our Home), a party he established to represent the more than 1 million immigrants from the former Soviet Union.
The party started out with four seats in parliament, but swelled to 11 seats in the last election in 2006. Recent polls indicate it could win as many 18 seats next week, with support stretching beyond immigrant communities and into the Israeli mainstream.
His plan for redrawing Israel's borders would also mean dismantling some Jewish settlements, possibly his own.
Lieberman added that "today we have a government made up of wimps. Believe me, this is temporary, just as you [οι Άραβες βουλευτές στην Κνεσέτ] are temporary here. Just as the Kuwaiti government knew how to handle situations like these," referring to the Kuwaiti decision to deport citizens who attended a rally commemorating the arch-terrorist Imad Mughniyah, who was killed in a bomb blast in Damascus on February 12.
"[Joerg] Haider was a local racist who fought against immigrants and incited xenophobia," Tibi said. "Here we have a racist immigrant [ο Λίμπερμαν είναι από τη Μολδαβία] who is fighting against the residents of the land, the natives. This is an even worse form of racism."
"It was a political trial led by a group of fascists and racists who are willing to see the Knesset without Arabs and want to see the country without Arabs," said Tibi.
Δομική, μοιραία θα έλεγε κανείς, η πεπατημένη κάθε κατάκτησης γης από αποίκους (αρχαίοι Έλληνες, Ευρωπαίοι στην Αμερική, Γερμανοί 1938-45, Σιωνιστές, Κινέζοι στο Θιβέτ...): εκπαραθύρωση των παλιών κατοίκων, διαμιάς ή σε στάδια.
On February 10, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported that [Anti-Defamation League's] Abe Foxman defended Lieberman's plan, despite the fact that "Some liberal Israeli and Jewish groups have condemned Lieberman as a fascist - the left-wing Meretz Party even compared him to the late far-right Austrian politician Joerg Haider - for his proposal to require Israeli Arab citizens to sign an oath of allegiance to the Jewish state." (1)
* Avigdor Lieberman led the drive in Israel's Central Election Committee to have Arab political parties banned from running in the most recent election, which passed successfully and was overturned only by the Israeli Supreme Court. (2)
* He has called for the expulsion of Arab Members of the Knesset, threatening them that "a new administration will be established and then we will take care of you." (3)
* He has called for Arab citizens of Israel to sign an "oath of loyalty" to the state or be stripped of their citizenship. (4)
* His party has been very clear about what being "loyal" means: If you are an Arab student and dare come to school wearing a kefiyah, you are "disloyal." (5)
* Lieberman's party said that if you are a Muslim Israeli and collect money and medicines for Gaza relief, you are "disloyal." (6)
(1) Back in 2006, the ADL condemned Lieberman's call to execute Arab legislators. But today, Abe Foxman defends Lieberman's loyalty oath (http://jta.org/news/article/2009/0http://jta.org/news/article/2009/02/10/1002906/controversial-lieberman-proposal-finds-support-among-american-jews2/10/1002906/controversial-lieberman-proposal-finds-support-among-american-jews)
(2) http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1054867.html
(3) http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/962767.html
(4) http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090204/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_hard_line_hero
(5) in Hebrew: http://beytenu.org.il/126/2596/article.html
(6) in Hebrew: http://beytenu.org.il/126/2345/article.html
Από τα διάφορα άρθρα, ξεχώρισα τα εξής εδάφια, υπέρ και κατά:
It is ironic that the ADL [Anti-Defamation League] understands as anti-Semitic the accusations of dual loyalty hurled against Jews in the US and elsewhere, but remains unconcerned about similar accusations against Arab Israelis.
Lieberman, who lives in the West Bank settlement of Nokdim, later quit Likud and was elected to parliament in 1999 as head of Israel Beiteinu (Israel Our Home), a party he established to represent the more than 1 million immigrants from the former Soviet Union.
The party started out with four seats in parliament, but swelled to 11 seats in the last election in 2006. Recent polls indicate it could win as many 18 seats next week, with support stretching beyond immigrant communities and into the Israeli mainstream.
His plan for redrawing Israel's borders would also mean dismantling some Jewish settlements, possibly his own.
Lieberman added that "today we have a government made up of wimps. Believe me, this is temporary, just as you [οι Άραβες βουλευτές στην Κνεσέτ] are temporary here. Just as the Kuwaiti government knew how to handle situations like these," referring to the Kuwaiti decision to deport citizens who attended a rally commemorating the arch-terrorist Imad Mughniyah, who was killed in a bomb blast in Damascus on February 12.
"[Joerg] Haider was a local racist who fought against immigrants and incited xenophobia," Tibi said. "Here we have a racist immigrant [ο Λίμπερμαν είναι από τη Μολδαβία] who is fighting against the residents of the land, the natives. This is an even worse form of racism."
"It was a political trial led by a group of fascists and racists who are willing to see the Knesset without Arabs and want to see the country without Arabs," said Tibi.
Δομική, μοιραία θα έλεγε κανείς, η πεπατημένη κάθε κατάκτησης γης από αποίκους (αρχαίοι Έλληνες, Ευρωπαίοι στην Αμερική, Γερμανοί 1938-45, Σιωνιστές, Κινέζοι στο Θιβέτ...): εκπαραθύρωση των παλιών κατοίκων, διαμιάς ή σε στάδια.