Zoabi endorses anti-Semitic author
Controversial Arab MK writes foreword for new book by British anti-Israel writer, says 'racist' settlement enterprise premised on 'ethnic cleansing'
Yaniv Halili
LONDON – Hanin Zoabi seems to be a particularly hard-working Knesset member: After sailing onboard the Marmara with terrorists, celebrating the release of Hamas men from prison and appearing in anti-Israeli conferences worldwide, the Arab MK now wrote a foreword to a new book by Ben White, a British author considered an anti-Semite.
The book, titled "Palestinians in Israel: Segregation, Discrimination and Democracy," presents a blatant anti-Israel approach. In the four-page foreword, Zoabi addresses what she calls the "racist" settlement enterprise, which she says was established on the basis of "ethnic cleansing." She also refers to Israelis as the people who took away Arab land.
Moreover, the Knesset member writes that the core of the conflict includes not only Gaza Strip and West Bank Palestinians, but also Arab Israelis.
Zoabi adds that following 50 years of political experiments, Israel's Arabs have grasped the power inherent in democracy and aim to undermine the moral and political legitimacy of Israel, reducing it to the status of a "colonialist and racist" project.
'She fears nobody'
The British branch of Amnesty is slated to hold an event Thursday to launch White's new book. Several Jewish organizations already sent infuriated letters to the organization's leaders, demanding that the event be called off in favor of a balanced debate on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Jewish leaders have accused White of anti-Semitism in light of various articles he published over the years. In 2002, White wrote that he is not an anti-Semite but that he could understand why other people are. He also charged that Israel's "ongoing crimes" against the Palestinians are one of the reasons for global anti-Semitism.
MK Zoabi declined to comment on the foreword she wrote for White's book. However, her associates at the Knesset noted that some of the views expressed in the foreword have been uttered by her in the past at the Knesset podium.
"She believes in the things she writes and has never tried to hide it," a Zoabi associate said. "She fears nobody and she will continue to express what she believes in at every opportunity."
Sorry, in her foreward by her own words she has committed treason.
Zoabi write that the goal of Israeli Arabs is "aim to undermine the moral and political legitimacy of Israel".
Sounds like treason to me.
The question then becomes how can she do the most damage to Israel, and I see three options.
1. Israel does nothing. She is allowed to stay in the Knesset and continue to engage in treason.
The issue is how much damage is she doing to Israel, by being allowed to continue?
She shows that Israel is truly a free country and her words and actions are in direct contradiction to her claims.
2. She has committed treason and should be placed on trial. She is found guilty and placed in prison for a long period of time or life.
She continue to write against Israel, from prison, spreading lies. She then is released in a future prisoner exchange.
3. She has committed treason and she is sentenced to death.
She is dead and gone forever. End of story.
