MK Vilan: MK Tibi is "Crossing the Line"
MK Vilan: MK Tibi is "Crossing the Line" 12:05 Jan 12, '07 / 22 Tevet 5767(IsraelNN.com) A left-wing Knesset member criticized Arab MK Ahmed Tibi (United Arab List-Ta'al) Friday for calling on Fatah supporters in a Ramallah rally to "continue the struggle" until an Arab state is established.
"As soon as there are political calls there for a struggle, [Tibi] is essentially crossing the line and creating an impossible situation," MK Vilan (Meretz) told Israel Radio on Friday. Vilan added that Tibi expressed "total identification" with Fatah - referring to himself and his audience as "we" and to Israelis as "they" - even though, said Vilan, Tibi represents all Knesset members and the entire Israeli population.
Tibi was PLO founder Yasir Arafat's personal advisor for years before entering the Knesset.
It is time Israel holds our Israeli Arabs to a standard. If you support the enemy you will be tried for treason and given the death penalty.
