Posted on 01/28/2007 6:39:29 PM PST by PRePublic
'This has given Israeli Arabs a sense of belonging'
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1167467834590&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
When Avraham Burg retired from the Knesset, he left behind the dubious honor of receiving the top slot in the Labor list twice, but never receiving a cabinet appointment. On Sunday, Burg's replacement in the Labor Party, MK Ghaleb Majadle, proved that the third time could be the charm when he was approved as the country's first Arab minister.
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Well, Tariq Aziz was a Chaldean Christian under the Catholic Church and he occupied a string of high profile jobs (Foreign Minister, Deputy PM, Ambassador to UN, etc) under Saddam, as did many of his fellows at lower levels. I think there were a few in Syria too. Christians were seen as reliable because they had no support base for any major intrigures in those nations.
The (Christian) Egyptian Finance Minister comes to mind. And President Lahoud in Lebanon.
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Correct. They were not a coup threat.
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