Arab Joint List Reaches Out to Opposition, Sets Demands
Translated & summarized from NEWSru Israel by baba
Knesset Member Ahmad Tibi of the Joint List confirmed contacts with opposition leaders, stating their aim is to block the prime minister's government formation and create an alternative. The Joint List is extending a "hand" to the opposition, hoping for a positive response. Balad Party head Sami Abu Shehadeh added that the Joint List's key demands to potential partner Gadi Eisenkot include ending incitement and delegitimization against them.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Knesset Member Ahmad Tibi confirmed the Joint List is contacting opposition leaders to form an alternative government.
- Tibi stated the Joint List's actions helped block the prime minister's government formation efforts.
- The Joint List hopes the opposition will "respond correctly to the hand we have extended."
- Balad Party head Sami Abu Shehadeh said the Joint List has demands for Gadi Eisenkot.
- Key demands include ending incitement and delegitimization against the Joint List.
Knesset Member Ahmad Tibi of the Joint List confirmed that representatives from the list are in contact with opposition bloc leaders. Tibi stated that the Joint List "managed to block the prime minister's intentions to form a new government," attributing this success to the "political significance of the active voting of the Arab population in the elections." He declined to specify with whom the Joint List is communicating, but expressed a desire to "find common ground for cooperation in creating an alternative government." Tibi added, "We very much hope that the opposition will be brave enough to respond correctly to the hand we have extended."
In parallel, Sami Abu Shehadeh, head of the Balad Party, told Al-Arabi TV that the Joint List has presented political demands to Gadi Eisenkot, should he be interested in cooperation. "The main demand is to stop the incitement against us and stop the delegitimization of our list," Abu Shehadeh stated.
