Arab Parties Set Demands for Coalition Entry: Budgets and Troop Withdrawal
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Arab factions in the Knesset have presented a detailed list of demands for joining or supporting a future governing coalition. These include key political appointments, billions in state funding for Arab sector development and Bedouin housing, and significant policy shifts. Notably, they are requesting mandatory timelines for IDF withdrawal from Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria, and a halt to construction in the E1 corridor.
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- Arab factions demand mandatory IDF withdrawal timelines from Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria for coalition support.
- They seek billions in state funding for Arab sector development and Bedouin housing in the Negev.
- Key political appointments are requested, including ministerial posts and committee chairmanships.
- The factions want a halt to construction plans in the E1 corridor and recognition of unrecognized Bedouin villages.
- A central domestic demand is the immediate freezing of the Kaminitz law on illegal construction.
Arab factions within the Knesset have outlined a comprehensive set of conditions for joining or supporting a future governing coalition, according to Channel 14, citing a report by Mati Tuchfeld. Their demands encompass high-level political appointments, billions of shekels in state funding, and significant concessions in security and foreign policy.
Key appointments sought include making Yoav Segalovich, a Knesset Member from Yesh Atid, a minister, and appointing an Arab faction representative as deputy minister in the Prime Minister's Office. They also aim to chair crucial Knesset committees, such as Internal Affairs and Environment, National Security, and Arab Society Affairs, in addition to securing the post of deputy speaker.
Financially, the factions are pushing for a five-year development plan for the Arab sector, allocating approximately 3 billion shekels for combating violent crime in Arab communities, and an additional 7.5 billion shekels for addressing Bedouin housing issues in the Negev. They are also seeking official recognition for several unrecognized Bedouin villages, including Abda, Hashim-Zana, and Rahama. A central domestic demand is the immediate freezing of the Kaminitz law, which expanded administrative enforcement and penalties for illegal construction.
In security and foreign policy, the factions are demanding the establishment of mandatory timelines for the IDF's withdrawal from Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria. They also propose strengthening the political and diplomatic standing of the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah and resuming final status negotiations.
Further demands include halting construction plans in the E1 corridor between Jerusalem and Ma'ale Adumim, demolishing agricultural and pastoral farms established in Judea and Samaria under the current government, ensuring freedom of movement for Palestinians in the region, and imposing a complete moratorium on demolishing unauthorized Bedouin structures in the Negev.
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