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Chairman of United Arab List-Ta'al, Ahmed Tibi.
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Arab MK brands Lieberman's party 'fascist' over Nakba bill
By Jonathan Lis, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Israel News, Yisrael Beiteinu 

An Israeli Arab lawmaker on Monday lashed out at Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman's party over its sponsorship of a bill that would outlaw state funding for the commemoration of Israel's establishment as a catastrophe or "Nakba" for Palestinians.

"One cannot ignore the context and the initiators of the law. The identity of its proponents [is like that of] the party to which they belong: the Jewish fascist party," said Ahmed Tibi, the United Arab List-Ta'al chairman, referring to the rightist Yisrael Beiteinu.

He made the comments during a discussion held by the Knesset's Constitution, Law and Justice Committee.
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The new bill is narrower in scope than the original, which would have imposed up to three years in prison for anyone marking Independence Day as a day of mourning. The amended bill would prohibit state funding for activities that deny Israel's existence as a Jewish state.

During the discussion, Tibi added that the proposed law reminded him of the "thought police" in George Orwell's dystopian novel 1984.


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      1.   Tibi said Palestinians made big mistake rejecting Israel in 48 11:49  |  fo realz 26/10/09
      2.   Nakba 12:13  |  Philip 26/10/09
      3.   Tibi Is Wrong 13:29  |  Robert 26/10/09
      4.   This is a bill that should have been introduced decades ago 14:33  |  zionist forever 26/10/09
      5.   How Absolutely Ridiculous 15:38  |  Paul 26/10/09
      6.   He Should Live Elsewhere 15:49  |  Ron 26/10/09
      7.   I Guess That`s Like...... 15:49  |  Yaakov Sullivan 26/10/09
      8.   Fascism in Israel 16:05  |  A History Bufff 26/10/09
      9.   Nakaba 16:57  |  Anonymous 26/10/09
      10.   A real democracy would fund it. 18:35  |  gg 26/10/09
      11.   Decision to be made 18:51  |  RfaelMoshe 26/10/09
      12.   It takes one to know one 18:54  |  Josh 26/10/09
      13.   Nakba????? 18:59  |  Jack 26/10/09
      14.   gg #9 just one question 20:47  |  Gee 26/10/09
      15.   Josh #10...which "territorial concessions" were those...?I 21:00  |  Esther 26/10/09
      16.   Actually Yaacov Sullivan, its more like American Tories demanding 21:38  |  Jacob Blues 26/10/09
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