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Arab MKs Issam Mahoul and Jamal Zkhalka, upset at a Knesset committee session dealing with the return of the Jews to their ancestral homeland, began screaming today at other MKs, "Fascists! Thieves!" The Knesset Interior Committee held a session today dealing with state lands in eastern Jerusalem and the Elad Association's fruitful efforts to restore the Jewish presence in Ir David [City of David]. MKs Issam Mahoul and Jamal Zkhalka, visibly upset at the return of the Jews to their ancestral homeland, began screaming at Chairman Yuri Stern (National Union) and MK Nissan Slomiansky (National Religious Party). Zkhalka yelled that...

Transport Minister Avigdor Lieberman clashed with Arab MKs in the Knesset on Monday, following up his remark to the cabinet on drowning Palestinian prisoners in the Dead Sea by telling Balad MK Jamal Zhalka that he would have him "sent to prison." "You are much worse than [Yasser] Arafat or Abu Mazen. If it was up to me, you would be sitting in prison at the least," Lieberman told Zhalka while appearing before the Knesset to report on traffic accidents. Zalkha and other Arab MKs pounced on Lieberman for his remark to the cabinet. Dehamshe asked him how as transport...

Peres Slams Belgian Decision(IsraelNN.com) MK (Labor) Shimon Peres, a former prime minister and foreign minister, slammed the Belgian High Court decision that once out of office, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon may be tried for war crimes. Peres stated that Belgium has not endured what Israel has endured and it may not place itself as the judge of history. Arabs are using the Belgian international jurisdiction law to have Sharon held accountable for war crimes related to the 1982 massacre in Sabra and Shatila in Lebanon.

Feb. 12, 2003 Court cleans the slate for Israeli-Arab lawmaker By DAN IZENBERG Advertisement The High Court of Justice on Wednesday told MK Azmi Bishara that it would issue a ruling making it clear that a previous Supreme Court decision that was sharply critical of him could not be used against him. The ruling by a panel of three justices including Supreme Court President Aharon Barak, Ayala Procaccia and Dalia Dorner came in response to a petition by the Israeli-Arab human rights organization Adalah on Bishara's behalf, asking the court to repeal the previous decision altogether. But Barak told Adalah...