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Strategic Affairs Minister Avigdor Lieberman. (Daniel Bar-On) del.icio.us Digg It!  new Last update - 23:47 07/11/2007 Lieberman tells Barak to outlaw major Arab leadership council By Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondent tags: Israeli Arabs  Strategic Affairs Minister Avigdor Lieberman demanded Wednesday that Defense Minister Ehud Barak outlaw the Higher Arab Monitoring Committee, the senior leadership body of Israel's Arab citizens The committee is not fully recognized by Israeli authorities. Lieberman, chairman of Yisrael Beiteinu, called on Barak to act upon the authority granted to him under the State of Emergency statute passed in 1945 under the British Mandate. The regulations defined by the statute allot the government overriding authority on a wide range of issues. The power to invoke a state of emergency supercedes the due process of the law. Advertisement In a letter sent to the defense minister, Lieberman wrote that "the Higher Arab Monitoring Committee, which challenges the Jewish people's right to self-determination, and encourages continuously and systematically the destruction of the State of Israel - its character, police, and institutions, as clearly demonstrated by the visionary document on the future of the Palestinian Arabs in Israel that they published - constitutes a real threat to the very existence of the State of Israel as a Jewish and Zionist state." Lieberman slammed the committee for its recent harsh criticism of attempts to encourage the Arab sector to enlist in national service, warning that "actions like these incite hatred and dangerous lobbying for a civil revolt." The minister wrote that he is "convinced wholeheartedly that the State of Israel cannot comply with actions intended to denounce its legitimacy," and said that Israel must act to condemn this kind of behavior in order to defend itself and promise itself a secure future. Lieberman's letter enraged Arab party members. "His [Lieberman's] political glory always grew in the murky and filthy swamps of racism and hate," said Hadash Chairman MK Mohammad Barakeh. His party colleague MK Dov Khenin also condemned Lieberman's demand, calling it another proposal designed to promote the "political transfer of the Arab public," and went on to say that Lieberman represents a threat to the democratic nature of Israel. Labor MK Nadia Hilou, who sits with Lieberman in the government coalition, also had only harsh words for the proposal. While Hilou is an elected Arab MK, she does not sit in on Monitoring Committee meetings. Her position on national service is not in line with the committee's, as she is a strong proponent of incoporating Arab youth into the program. However, she told Haaretz that "Lieberman blames, judges and rules. Who is he to rule out these bodies or others? He doesn't have the legitimacy to decided on matters having to do with democracy. The words and actions that he spearheads only promote extremism." Related articles: Dramatic rise in number of Arab volunteers for national service Olmert: Lieberman's views on Israeli Arabs are not my own Editorial: Lieberman is a strategic threat Bookmark to del.icio.us Preface to peace? The U.S. has rejected Abbas' demand for a schedule for the final-status agreement. Crowd control The IFA has banned Beitar Jerusalem fans from two home games for booing Rabin.   1.   Okay, but also outlaw the JEWISH Groups that promote settlements 18:44  |  POP 07/11/07   2.   APART FROM EMPTY DECLARATIONS,WILL LIBERMAN RESIGN FROM EVIL GOVT 18:51  |  VOICE of MOSHIACH))) 07/11/07   3.   POP: You Will NEVER Tell Us Where We Can Live 18:59  |  Yishai Kohen 07/11/07   4.   The only thing inciting hatred is zionist extremism 19:00  |  John 07/11/07   5.   Get rid of this man! 19:11  |  Esther 07/11/07   6.   What about outlawing Russians? 19:13  |  David 07/11/07   7.   Is Lieberman the true face of Israeli Jews? 19:46  |  emad matahin 07/11/07   8.   That`s a false statement, John #4 19:55  |  Polybios 07/11/07   9.   The Arab Responsa 19:56  |  That`s the Point 07/11/07   10.   The Arab Responsa 19:56  |  That`s the Point 07/11/07   11.   Esther,"get rid",the Lithuanian way ? 20:03  |  Absolute Sweden 07/11/07   12.   Atleast someone stating the obvious... 20:05  |  Avi 07/11/07   13.   Kahane Chai 20:16  |  Ethan 07/11/07   14.   LIEBERMAN IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT:WELL DONE !! 20:18  |  Ut Visning 07/11/07   15.   arabs need their own representation 20:18  |  roberta 07/11/07   16.   Lieberman 20:20  |  Steve Beikirch 07/11/07   17.   Outlaws of the Wild West. 20:23  |  Stephen. 07/11/07   18.   Israel At Risk 20:30  |  Double Click 07/11/07   19.   OUTLAW AIPAC IN THE US: FOR THE SAME REASONS! 20:59  |  American 07/11/07   20.   #18 Double Click 21:05  |  emad matahin 07/11/07   21.   Outlawing "Russians" 21:10  |  Ilya 07/11/07   22.   David 21:14  |  Ilya 07/11/07   23.   roberta, Arabs HAVE their own representation in Israel 22:30  |  Polybios 07/11/07   24.   Israeli Arabs should get out of Dodge 22:39  |  Natallie Durson 07/11/07   25.   Equality 22:42  |  Neil 07/11/07   26.   profound racism and hate...run amok 23:35  |  Larry 07/11/07   27.   Locke? 23:41  |  Larry 07/11/07   28.   John, get educated 23:52  |  Johnny 07/11/07   29.   Natallie #23 00:21  |  BRL 08/11/07   30.   # 24 The conclusion is right, Fatmah, but for the wromg reason... 01:31  |  Misha 08/11/07   31.   #14 Ut Visning: Lieberman is a fascist 01:35  |  Dov 08/11/07   32.   #24 Natallie. 01:48  |  Stephen. 08/11/07   33.   the Arab Higher Committee versus Kach? 02:01  |  Why? 08/11/07   34.   Arab members of parlament should only exist in the arab states... 02:18  |  Misha 08/11/07   35.   Lieberman tells Barak 02:30  |  Nezam al Jenini 08/11/07   36.   Just face it, Israel, this guy is very, very dangerous 04:18  |  Johnboy 08/11/07   37.   #3 A couple of simple questions, Yishai Kohen 04:21  |  Johnboy 08/11/07   38.   holy golden calf! this lunatic wants to invoke what?! 08:50  |  eric 08/11/07   39.   OUTLAW THE AIPAC; OH YEAH!!! THE ADL TOO!!! 09:50  |  eric 08/11/07   40.   #11 Absolute Sweden learning from the fascism. 12:37  |  zmogus 08/11/07   41.   To Misha #34: Your advice "Shoot first... discussions later"! 14:46  |  J.M.Jordan 08/11/07   42.   The very fact of this pro-Pals jackal pack of Jew haters 18:01  |  3-ha-ha 08/11/07   43.   Instead of resorting to extreem measurment he 18:49  |  Rami 08/11/07   44.   Outlaw protest of America as state of White Christian nation 01:45  |  Peter Eriksen 09/11/07

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