Joint List Member Defends Resistance to Occupation, Denies Terror Government Claims
Translated & summarized from Behadrei Haredim by baba
Joint List's Faten Ghattas stated that resistance to occupation is understandable and permitted by international law, while rejecting accusations of a "terror government." MK Ahmed Tibi remained silent on whether the Joint List is discussing joining a potential coalition led by Gadi Eisenkot. The issue of Arab party support is a key dispute within the "Change bloc" seeking to form a government.
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- Joint List's Faten Ghattas stated resistance to occupation is understandable and permitted by international law.
- Ghattas rejected claims that the Joint List joining a government would make it a "terror government."
- MK Ahmed Tibi declined to comment on coalition talks with Gadi Eisenkot's associates.
- The Joint List's potential coalition participation is a major dispute within the "Change bloc."
- Ghattas called the current government's actions "great terror" against Arab citizens and occupied territories.
Faten Ghattas, Number 3 on the Joint List party, stated in a BBC interview that resistance to occupation is a natural phenomenon, asserting that international law permits people under occupation to resist their occupiers. She also rejected claims that the Joint List's participation in a future government would constitute a "terror government." Ghattas further criticized the current government, calling its actions "great terror" against Arab citizens and in the occupied territories.
Meanwhile, Member of Knesset Ahmed Tibi declined to comment on whether negotiations with Gadi Eisenkot's associates involve the possibility of the Joint List joining a coalition government, or merely supporting it from the outside. Tibi had previously mentioned direct talks with Folkman, chairman of the Yesh faction, regarding Knesset proceedings, but avoided specifying if these discussions extended to coalition participation.
These statements come amid ongoing efforts by the "Change bloc" to form a government led by Eisenkot. The reliance on Arab parties, including the Joint List, remains a significant point of contention within the bloc.
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