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Former ambassador to the United States Danny Ayalon. (Ofer Vaknin)
Last update - 08:59 01/09/2008
Ex-Ambassador to U.S.: Arabs in Galilee are secessionist threat
By Jack Khoury, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Israeli Arab, Israel, U.S. 

Will the Arabs of the Galilee declare independence one day like Kosovo, Abkhazia or South Ossetia? According to Danny Ayalon, Israel's former ambassador to the United States, the answer is definitely yes.

In Ayalon's first public appearance since he joined the right-wing Yisrael Beiteinu party on Saturday, he warned on Sunday: "If the government of Israel does not act to have a Jewish majority in the North, then the Arab majority in the Galilee will declare independence and [demand] international recognition on the basis of the precedents of Kosovo, Abkhazia and [South Ossetia].

"The formal demand will be the last piece in the puzzle, which will lead to the dismantling of the State of Israel in practice," explained the former envoy, speaking at a press conference in Carmiel.
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Yisrael Beiteinu chairman Avigdor Lieberman and the party's candidate for mayor of Carmiel, Rina Greenberg, also participated with Ayalon in the press conference, held to promote Greenberg's candidacy.


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      1.   Reap what we sow 23:06  |  Eldar 31/08/08
      2.   reasonable proposal 23:32  |  potobac 31/08/08
      3.   They Already Shout "Beirut , Damascus , Palestine" Slogan 23:32  |  Joseph.E 31/08/08
      4.   And where in the world they aren´t secessionists? 23:39  |  JP 31/08/08
      5.   Abkazia threw out 300,000 Georgians 00:04  |  Massouda 01/09/08
      6.   what is he talking about? 00:04  |  ivo 01/09/08
      7.   Israel has only herself to blame 00:15  |  KMS 01/09/08
      8.   #2;potobac, what is your source or do you just wing it 01:32  |  Doc Holliday 01/09/08
      9.   B`Gallil, where are you? 01:34  |  Zev Davis 01/09/08
      10.   Jewish Republic of... 01:37  |  Motic 01/09/08
      11.   #2 - potobac 01:38  |  MichaelF 01/09/08
      12.   How viable? 01:41  |  Motic 01/09/08
      13.   Its not scare mongering this is a real threat 01:43  |  zionist forever 01/09/08
      14.   What now? 02:03  |  Jim 01/09/08
      15.   #1 Eldar 02:10  |  Jim 01/09/08
      16.   Thank you Ayalon! Did you consult Putin? 04:14  |  NoToMoles 01/09/08
      17.   The rational solution would be to treat them 04:55  |  Che Vive 01/09/08
      18.   What`s wrong with secession? 04:56  |  judith 01/09/08
      19.   A man with vision.... 05:17  |  Joseph L. 01/09/08
      20.   doc holliday 8 05:53  |  potobac 01/09/08
      21.   michaelf 05:56  |  potobac 01/09/08
      22.   Yes. 07:08  |  Fortuna Benmayor 01/09/08
      23.   I`m surprised... 07:16  |  Ilan 01/09/08
      24.   Stop the outrageous behavior of the ?Israeli? Arabs. 07:26  |  Jean Van Daem 01/09/08
      25.   Kadima Is A Secessionist Threat 07:36  |  Joseph.E 01/09/08
      26.   They have 22 Arab states 08:06  |  Elisheva 01/09/08
      27.   What about Negevstan ? 08:24  |  ace 01/09/08
      28.   #4 JP 08:32  |  Jim 01/09/08
      29.   IT WILL 100% BE DEPENDED ON ISRAEL ATTITUDE 08:34  |  indrajaya 01/09/08
      30.   secessionist threat 08:36  |  Yohan Dahal 01/09/08
      31.   secessionist threat 08:37  |  Yohan Dahal 01/09/08
      32.   secessionist threat 08:49  |  Yohan Dahal 01/09/08
      33.   potobac and its fair for arabs to be in jordan 08:56  |  vhardman 01/09/08
      34.   viability 09:22  |  Urchin 01/09/08
      35.   CHEVIVE Golan Gallile the same thing ?? 09:31  |  PETER SM 01/09/08
      36.   #9 Ze`ev - What are you talking about? 09:32  |  B`Galil 01/09/08
      37.   to #18 Judith - I would love to see Galilee seceed from Israel 09:41  |  B`Galil 01/09/08
      38.   #23 Goes to the heart of what Israel is supposed to be, Elisheva 09:41  |  Johnboy 01/09/08
      39.   Haredi Jews of Jerusalem a Secessionist Threat ! 09:44  |  B`Galil 01/09/08
      40.   So did the Turks, so did the Bulgarians, . . . 10:12  |  Zev Davis 01/09/08
      41.   #18 10:23  |  Jerusalemite 01/09/08
      42.   Elisheva: you don`t have the right to steal a state just because 10:33  |  George 01/09/08
      43.   POTOBAC have you told the Arabs about the Druze&Kurds? 10:34  |  PETER SM 01/09/08
      44.   The Ambassador to the extent he supports the Occupation is threat 10:35  |  Ivar 01/09/08
      45.   #23 Elisheva the comedian 10:43  |  Boycott 01/09/08
      46.   johnboy and more ignorance of fact and history 10:51  |  vhardman 01/09/08
      47.   Danny Ayalon should address his pleas... 10:59  |  Esther 01/09/08
      48.   #6 What is he talking about, ivo? 11:01  |  Johnboy 01/09/08
      49.   GEORGE which state was stolen? Who did the state belong to 11:01  |  PETER SM 01/09/08
      50.   #45 VictorPaul shows the unbridled arrogance of the zionist 11:12  |  Johnboy 01/09/08
      51.   Arabs in all part of Israel are secessionists? threat 11:23  |  e.m Jordan is Palse 01/09/08
      52.   Arabs in all part of Israel are secessionists? threat 11:23  |  e.m Jordan is Palse 01/09/08
      53.   Arabs in all part of Israel are secessionists? threat 11:23  |  e.m Jordan is Palse 01/09/08
      54.   Arabs in all part of Israel are secessionists? threat 11:23  |  e.m Jordan is Palse 01/09/08
      55.   Jews in a country called Israel are a true threat... 11:30  |  Dutch Dirk 01/09/08
      56.   to #24 11:54  |  elsie 01/09/08
      57.   #44 do ivar and doris cadigan share the same head shrink 12:21  |  vhardman 01/09/08
      58.   In all fairness, it is not appropriate to refer to the "Arabs" in 12:25  |  Nadav 01/09/08
      59.   Johnboy - you don`t know the law of return 12:37  |  Aliza 01/09/08
      60.   judith #18: you probably think it`s about the Arabs leaving - 12:44  |  ivo 01/09/08
      61.   There are moments ... 12:55  |  Murray 01/09/08
      62.   Israel seceded from Syria 13:07  |  JJ Burke 01/09/08
      63.   Ivar #44: (try not to avoid this one) 13:08  |  ivo 01/09/08
      64.   If the Israeli`s go back to the green line... 13:12  |  kiwi girl 01/09/08
      65.   Israeli Arabs are addicted to Israeli welfare 13:33  |  NB 01/09/08
      66.   Ayalon, welcome back to the Pack. 13:40  |  Stephen 01/09/08
      67.   #28 to Jim, I mean they make noise to claim 13:42  |  JP 01/09/08
      68.   #28 to Jim, I mean they make noise to claim 13:44  |  JP 01/09/08
      69.   Boycott why do you care 13:45  |  x-ray 01/09/08
      70.   Ivar the Arab boycott of Israeli products is racist 13:49  |  x-ray 01/09/08
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