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Related: About this forumIsraeli law to allow suspension of Arab legislators passes first hurdle
Source: Reuters
World | Mon Mar 28, 2016 5:11pm EDT
Israeli law to allow suspension of Arab legislators passes first hurdle
JERUSALEM | BY ORI LEWIS
Israel's parliament gave initial approval on Monday to a bill that would allow members to suspend from the legislature colleagues whom they believe have supported Israel's enemies or have acted against the state.
The proposal was strongly criticized by opposition members who said it was aimed against Israel's Arab lawmakers.
Zouheir Bahloul, an Israel-Arab legislator from the centre-left Zionist Union faction, accused the right-wing ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of "quietly stealing Arab members' right to a democratic discourse."
Lawmakers voted 59-53 in favor of the bill, which now moves to committee but will become law only after two more votes at a later date. Netanyahu's coalition controls 61 seats in the 120-member legislature.
The proposed amendment to the basic law that governs the work of the Knesset stipulates that at least 90 of the legislature's members would have to vote to suspend a lawmaker, an unlikely scenario in Israel's tight and fractious political arena.
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Israeli law to allow suspension of Arab legislators passes first hurdle
JERUSALEM | BY ORI LEWIS
Israel's parliament gave initial approval on Monday to a bill that would allow members to suspend from the legislature colleagues whom they believe have supported Israel's enemies or have acted against the state.
The proposal was strongly criticized by opposition members who said it was aimed against Israel's Arab lawmakers.
Zouheir Bahloul, an Israel-Arab legislator from the centre-left Zionist Union faction, accused the right-wing ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of "quietly stealing Arab members' right to a democratic discourse."
Lawmakers voted 59-53 in favor of the bill, which now moves to committee but will become law only after two more votes at a later date. Netanyahu's coalition controls 61 seats in the 120-member legislature.
The proposed amendment to the basic law that governs the work of the Knesset stipulates that at least 90 of the legislature's members would have to vote to suspend a lawmaker, an unlikely scenario in Israel's tight and fractious political arena.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-israeli-palestinians-bill-idUSKCN0WU1PG
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Israeli law to allow suspension of Arab legislators passes first hurdle (Original Post)
Eugene
Mar 2016
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I'm sure the Knesset can stop their bickering for a while to expel an Arab member.
Little Tich
Mar 2016
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Little Tich
(6,171 posts)1. I'm sure the Knesset can stop their bickering for a while to expel an Arab member.
This is just another example of racist laws aimed at Israeli Arabs, but I suppose that's expected when the Israeli Prime Minister is an Arab hating racist.
shira
(30,109 posts)3. Looks like you support members of the Knesset who support terrorists. n/t
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)2. nothing fascist about that nt