Usually silent Israeli Arab MKs in Arab parties not silent this time.

Israeli Knesset members from the Arab parties have not been known for denouncing terrorist attacks against their fellow citizens. Now, however, some Arab members of the Knesset are tweeting comments. What are they saying and what has changed? First let us put this in context: In the latest spate of terrorist attacks in Israeli cities […]

Ahmad Tibi Says He is Not Anti-Jewish, Part II

This is Part II of an analysis of Ahmad Tibi’s op-ed on the CNN website. We left Part I where I showed the only two laws Tibi deemed worthy of being examples of his supposedly ‘dozens’ of discriminatory laws in Israel. Let us look at these two laws in some depth now. The Ban of […]

Ahmad Tibi Says He is Not Anti-Jewish, Part I.

Last month, CNN published an op-ed written by Member of Knesset Ahmad Tibi. I could not let the piece stand unchallenged. Already in the second paragraph, Tibi writes: We are not responding to the hateful incitement we have heard from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his supporters. Rather, in the interest of lasting peace and […]

Double Standards for Knesset MKs: Jews Out, Arabs In

I love how Arab leaders, such as our very own Ahmed Tibi, promote martyrdom for other people’s children. But first, let us look at who the courts forbade from running in the upcoming elections as they let these hate mongers continue to run for office. Two Jewish candidates for the Knesset have been banned from […]