Supreme Court President Reads Arabic Post Aloud in Knesset Expulsion Hearing
Translated & summarized from Srugim by baba
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- Supreme Court President Isaac Amit read Arabic fluently in a Knesset hearing.
- The hearing concerned the potential expulsion of lawmaker Sami Abu Shehadeh.
- Amit challenged Abu Shehadeh's praise of terrorists as 'righteous martyrs'.
- Justice Alex Stein questioned Abu Shehadeh's stance on Hamas.
- Abu Shehadeh claimed his Arabic phrasing was misunderstood.
Supreme Court President Isaac Amit surprised participants in a Knesset hearing on Thursday by reading a post by Arab Israeli lawmaker Sami Abu Shehadeh in fluent Arabic. Amit, who served in the IDF as an Arabic translation officer, directly addressed Abu Shehadeh regarding a post in which the lawmaker praised terrorists, calling them "righteous martyrs." Abu Shehadeh attempted to explain that the Arabic phrasing had a different connotation, but Amit interrupted him, stating, "I know this word, it is from the Quran and means righteous ones, that is its meaning." Abu Shehadeh further claimed he meant to express general opposition to "assassination culture." During the hearing, Justice Alex Stein also questioned Abu Shehadeh about his extensive English publications, asking him to produce a single article where he identified Hamas as a terrorist organization. Abu Shehadeh responded that no such article existed, as it was not his style.
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