A Question of Loyalty

September 11, 2006 - 5:08 PM by Allison

Arab Knesset members visited Syria and Yonatan Bert of Dutchblog is not happy about it:

Azmi Bishara and the two other faction members of Bala”d are visiting Syria. That in itself is already questionable but not new, it is not the first visit by Bishara or other Arab Mks. What is really troubling is the fact that Mr Bishara expressed support for Syria, calling himself ( according to the media here ) an ally of the country whose leadership is directly responsible for the last Lebanon war ( in which more than a hundred Israeli soldiers and tens of civilians – Arabs, Jews and others – were killed ). This is completely different from the visits by Arab MKs to representatives of the political wing of Hamas months ago. I am afraid I have to agree with MK Zevulun Orlev and others who appealed to the State Attorney to see if steps can be taken against these parliamentarians. Alternative ways towards finding peace with the Palestinians and other neighbors can and should be explored, but there is a difference between being an MK who chooses not to be a Zionist and one who shows complete disloyalty to the state. Israel’s Arabs deserve a much better treatment by that state, but above all they deserve better leaders.

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