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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's government on Monday temporarily suspended from
parliamentary meetings three Arab lawmakers who met with families of
Palestinians who carried out deadly attacks.
The Arab parliamentarians, Hanin Zoabi, Basel Ghattas and Jamal Zahalka, met
the Palestinian families last week to help lobby for the release of some of
their relatives' bodies. They then held a moment of silence to honor the "
martyrs," according to Israeli media.
The meetings stoked outrage in Israel, which has seen five months of near-
daily Palestinian stabbing, shooting and car-ramming assaults that have
killed 27 Israelis. Some 155 Palestinians, 110 of whom Israel says were
attackers, have been killed by Israeli forces.
Parliament spokesman Yotam Yakir released a statement saying Hanin Zoabi and
Basel Ghattas will be suspended from parliament meetings and committees for
four months and Jamal Zahalka for two months. He said they will still be
able to vote in those platforms. The decision came after a meeting of
parliament's Ethic Committee.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lashed out at them earlier in parliament,
saying they had crossed every acceptable boundary in a democratic country.
Netanyahu compared their actions to British parliamentarians standing at
attention for the Islamic State group's Jihadi John or members of the
American Congress honoring the San Bernardino attackers.
"We are not willing to accept a situation where members of parliament will
support the families of those that murdered Israeli civilians and will stand
to attention in memory of those that murdered our children," Netanyahu said
. "We won't accept it and we will act against it," he said.
The three lawmakers could not be reached for comment.
They are part of the Joint List, an alliance of Arab-backed parties. A
statement from the bloc circulated to Israeli media condemned the decision.
"The vengeful punishment will not deter us and we will continue to fight
against policies of racism and fascism, and in favor of real equality and
real democracy, that Netanyahu is trying with all his power to annihilate,"
it said. It also said it would continue to demand the return of bodies.
"We know we are paying a political price for an ethical position," Jamal
Zahalka told the Israeli news website Ynet. He said his party will approach
international bodies about the suspension.
Among the Palestinians the lawmakers met with was the father of a
Palestinian who on Oct. 13, 2015, carried out one of the deadliest attacks
in recent months, Israeli media reported. Two Palestinian men boarded a bus
in Jerusalem that day and began shooting and stabbing passengers, while
another assailant rammed a car into a bus station before stabbing bystanders
. Three Israelis were killed and several other people were wounded.
Among those killed was an American, Richard Lakin, a 76-year old elementary
school principal and 1960's civil rights who worked for peace and
coexistence when he moved to Israel. He was seriously wounded and later died
of his injuries.
The parliamentarians have said they met with the families to help them get
the bodies of their relatives released by authorities.
Israel is holding the bodies of some attackers and has handed others over to
relatives, sometimes long after they were killed. Israel has defended the
practice based on security concerns, as Palestinian funerals can attract
thousands and lead to clashes with security forces.
Palestinians in the West Bank and east Jerusalem have held frequent
demonstrations calling for the bodies' release. About two dozen bodies were
transferred to the Palestinians last month.
The three Arab lawmakers have angered Israelis before. Zoabi boycotted the
playing of the national anthem when she was sworn into parliament and is
active in pro-Palestinian causes.
Israel's Arabs make up a fifth of the country's 8.4 million people. They
enjoy full citizenship but often face unfair treatment in areas such as
housing and employment opportunities. They are often seen as identifying
more with Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza than with Israel.
Israel says the ongoing violence is fueled by a campaign of incitement by
Palestinian political and religious leaders that is compounded on social
media sites that glorify attacks. Palestinians say it stems from frustration
at nearly five decades of Israeli rule with little hope of gaining
independence.
Also Monday, the government supported a bill that would allow a lawmaker to
be suspended by a 90-vote majority in the 120-seat parliament. The bill,
which still needs to pass a series of readings to become law, would provide
for the suspension of anyone whose behavior is deemed "unbecoming" for a
parliamentarian.
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: Published on CNS News http://www.cnsnews.com
: JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's government on Monday temporarily suspended from
: parliamentary meetings three Arab lawmakers who met with families of
: Palestinians who carried out deadly attacks.
: The Arab parliamentarians, Hanin Zoabi, Basel Ghattas and Jamal Zahalka, met
: the Palestinian families last week to help lobby for the release of some of
: their relatives' bodies. They then held a moment of silence to honor the "
: martyrs," according to Israeli media.
: The meetings stoked outrage in Israel, which has seen five months of near-
: daily Palestinian stabbing, shooting and car-ramming assaults that have
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