Lieberman Criticizes Arab Parties After Knesset Walkout
Translated & summarized from Srugim by baba
Yisrael Beiteinu Chairman Avigdor Lieberman criticized Arab parties after most lawmakers from the Joint List and Ra'am walked out of the Knesset swearing-in ceremony before the national anthem. Only Ra'am chairman Mansour Abbas remained. The incident occurred Tuesday during the swearing-in of the 26th Knesset.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Avigdor Lieberman criticized Arab parties for leaving the Knesset swearing-in ceremony before "Hatikvah".
- Most Arab lawmakers from the Joint List and Ra'am exited the plenum Tuesday.
- Ra'am chairman Mansour Abbas was the only Arab leader to remain until the end.
- The incident occurred during the swearing-in ceremony for the 26th Knesset.
- Arab lawmakers had previously stood respectfully during a psalm recitation.
Avigdor Lieberman, chairman of the Yisrael Beiteinu party, criticized Arab parties on Tuesday following an incident where most Arab lawmakers left the Knesset plenum before the singing of "Hatikvah" at the end of the swearing-in ceremony for the 26th Knesset. Lieberman tweeted, "With them do you want to form a government?"
Most members of the Joint List and the majority of Ra'am's Knesset members exited the plenum before the national anthem was sung to conclude the swearing-in ceremony. Only Ra'am chairman Mansour Abbas remained standing in the plenum until the ceremony's end. Earlier in the ceremony, Arab lawmakers had stood respectfully during the recitation of Psalm 122 by Avi Harush, the father of Sergeant Rif Harush, who fell in battle in the Gaza Strip two years ago.
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