Ahmad Tibi
“A failed minister and a criminal,” the longtime Knesset member shouted at the national security minister.
Lawyers representing the Hadash-Ta’al MK filed a petition to the Israeli Supreme Court after Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir stonewalled his request to meet with convicted murderer Marwan Barghouti.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir claims “these visits resulted in incitement and the promotion of terrorist actions.”
“MK Tibi incited against the State of Israel and undermined its sovereignty and existence,” the minister wrote.
Responding to two recent confrontations, one violent, between police and Knesset members, Israel Police Commissioner Yaakov Shabtai says such incidents will not be tolerated.
Otzma Yehudit Party head Itamar Ben-Gvir refused to address Joint List Knesset member Ahmad Tibi as “Mr. Deputy Speaker,” saying he belonged in the Syrian parliament.
Between Ra’am Party head MK Mansour Abbas’s stunning support for Netanyahu, the Joint Arab List’s disappointment in Blue and White and Israel’s looming elections, the faction seems shakier than ever.
Israeli election results will “force the people of the region to live by the sword,” says top Palestinian official Saeb Erekat • Joint List’s Ahmad Tibi calls Netanyahu win a “dark day for the country.”
As much as 60 percent of Israeli Arabs believe that the Joint List represents its interests, according to a recent study, while nearly a quarter are not familiar with the Trump Mideast peace plan.
Protesters accosted Joint Arab List Knesset member Ahmad Tibi outside an auditorium, calling him a “terrorist” and “murderer” • Tibi: “If [Blue and White] had formed a government supported by the Joint Arab List, an Arab MK would have already been murdered.”
Arab Joint List lawmakers “sanctify” terrorists’ war crimes; Israel “spares no effort to minimize civilian casualties,” says Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a Knesset address.
Joint Arab List leaders jubilant after exit polls show the alliance winning as many as 15 seats • Tibi: List will “make a responsible decision” regarding who to recommend to form a government.
