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Rightist MK's new slogan: No national service, no national insurance By Mazal Mualem Tags: Arabs, Israel News  Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beiteinu Party launched a new campaign slogan this weekend: "Without national service, there is no national insurance." The slogan refers to both the Arabs and the ultra-Orthodox, the two major population groups that refuse to do either army service or civilian national service. It was unveiled at a rally for party activists in Acre, the site of five days of Jewish-Arab clashes earlier this month. Advertisement Lieberman believes elections will be called soon, and has thus begun preparing. He has plans to plaster his new slogan on billboards in Acre and three other cities with mixed Jewish-Arab populations - Haifa, Jerusalem and Ramle. He will also hold political rallies promoting this idea in each of these cities before next month's municipal elections. The Arab-Jewish riots in Acre, which put the broader issue of Jewish-Arab relations on the national agenda, provided a convenient background for its launch. Lieberman also plans to submit legislation that would require preferential national insurance payments to those who either served in the army or did civilian national service. But Lieberman's main campaign slogan, also launched last week, will be "Strong leadership - Lieberman now." It was chosen due to campaign research that found that "weak leadership" is something of great concern across the political spectrum. Bookmark to del.icio.us   The real Gaza war Haaretz expose: IDF testimonies paint grim picture of Operation Cast Lead. Israel's PR image Ex-U.S. envoy to UN tells Haaretz what he really thought of Israel during his term.   1.   No Lieberman, no facism 04:30  |  Yossi 26/10/08   2.   RESOUNDING ALL-INCLUSIVE YES!!!!! 04:42  |  Arie 26/10/08   3.   Excellent idea 05:01  |  judith 26/10/08   4.   Yin Yang 05:42  |  Naftali Lavie 26/10/08   5.   It goes both ways... 07:44  |  Esther 26/10/08   6.   Yisrael Beiteinu 07:58  |  Robert Haymond 26/10/08   7.   Settlers` hard earned wages 09:00  |  Palestinian Brit 26/10/08   8.   Settlers` rights 09:04  |  Palestinian Brit 26/10/08   9.   Lieberman is RIGHT 09:07  |  MJ 26/10/08   10.   He speaks the uncomfortable truth 09:08  |  JS 26/10/08   11.   to Yossi #1 10:10  |  chuck 26/10/08   12.   Arie 10:32  |  A.M. 26/10/08   13.   chuck 10:39  |  A.M. 26/10/08   14.   national service 12:57  |  colin 26/10/08   15.   Lieberman is what the Arabs force him to be, a pragmatic man 13:11  |  Simon 26/10/08   16.   Arie, the religous institution must allow conversion first 14:08  |  Simon 26/10/08   17.   I Agree 14:11  |  `Ultra` Rabbi 26/10/08   18.   Palestinian Brit 8 17:15  |  ChanahS 26/10/08   19.   If it refers to both ... 17:34  |  IsraeliArab 26/10/08   20.   To all the non-Israelis 17:41  |  American 26/10/08   21.   Chareidim are buying up lands e.g. in Jerusalem and guess what.. 18:32  |  What`s the response? 26/10/08   22.   A.M. 18:40  |  ChanahS 26/10/08   23.   AN EXCELLENT IDEA- SIMON#16 18:51  |  joe 26/10/08   24.   #19 American You make no sense 19:06  |  Labhras 26/10/08   25.   When Zionist talk of Arab exemption from IDF service ... 00:29  |  Axel 27/10/08   26.   GREAT idea! 20:00  |  Yaakov K. 28/10/08   27.   Maybe it`s because israel is a JEWISH STATE 08:51  |  Ephraim 29/10/08

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