Monday, December 30, 2002
KNESSET MOVES TO BAR ARAB MEMBERS
Israel's impending general election is colouring committee hearings on the expulsion and barring of three 'hostile' parliamentarians
The knesset has begun proceedings to bar three Arab members and their parties from next month's general election because of their support for the Palestinian resistance to Israeli occupation.
The hearings by a knesset committee are expected to result in the expulsion of Israel's leading Arab politician, Azmi Bishara, and two colleagues. Their parties are likely to be banned, stripping Israel's one million Arabs of their principal voices in parliament...
Israel's impending general election is colouring committee hearings on the expulsion and barring of three 'hostile' parliamentarians
The knesset has begun proceedings to bar three Arab members and their parties from next month's general election because of their support for the Palestinian resistance to Israeli occupation.
The hearings by a knesset committee are expected to result in the expulsion of Israel's leading Arab politician, Azmi Bishara, and two colleagues. Their parties are likely to be banned, stripping Israel's one million Arabs of their principal voices in parliament...
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