Joint List Head Slams Government's Budget Cut as 'Daylight Robbery'
Translated & summarized from Panet by baba
Yousef Jabareen, head of the Joint List, denounced the government's decision to reallocate over one billion shekels from Arab community development to military spending as racist and theft. He argued the move, occurring shortly before elections, deepens social and economic crises for Arab citizens. Jabareen called for increased voter turnout on October 27th to remove the current government, which he described as fascist and hostile to Arab citizens.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- Joint List head Yousef Jabareen called the government's diversion of over 1 billion shekels to the military 'daylight robbery'.
- The funds were originally allocated for the development of the Arab community's five-year plan.
- Jabareen accused the government of racist exclusion and targeting Arab citizens with the budget cut.
- He warned the decision exacerbates social and economic crises in Arab towns and local authorities.
- Jabareen urged increased voter turnout on October 27th to remove the current government.
- He described the government as fascist and hostile to Arab citizens and the Palestinian people.
Yousef Jabareen, head of the Joint List party, has strongly condemned the Israeli government's decision to divert over one billion shekels from a five-year plan for the Arab community's development to fund military purchases. Jabareen described the move, justified by the government as addressing urgent security needs, as "daylight robbery" and a clear continuation of the government's racist exclusion policy against the Arab community. He asserted that this decision targets Arab citizens, undermines their standing, and positions them as enemies, particularly at a time when Arab towns and local authorities require significant government investment rather than the theft of allocated budgets for war and militarization priorities.
Jabareen characterized the decision as reflecting the "fascist Kahanist government's approach," which he stated redirects funds designated for local authorities in areas like education, welfare, and infrastructure to military and security purposes less than two weeks before elections. He warned that this action threatens to deepen existing social and economic crises, arguing that the funds could have been sourced from the state treasury or other means, especially given reports of increased state revenue.
Jabareen emphasized that the immediate task is to oust the Netanyahu-Smotrich-Ben Gvir government, which he claims threatens the very existence of Arab citizens and exacerbates social and economic crises by withholding essential budgets. He also cited rising crime and violence, settlement expansion, home demolitions, and racist persecution as further evidence of the government's harmful policies.
Jabareen stated that the response to these policies will occur on October 27th through increased voter turnout to ensure the largest possible representation of the Joint List in the Knesset, aiming to permanently remove the "disastrous Kahanist government" that he believes opposes Arab citizens, the Palestinian people, and their rights and existence.
