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Council of Europe Panel Debates Ousting Israel Amid Bitter Accusations
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100% right-leaningFirst reported by Behadrei Haredim · 2 days ago
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Merav Ben Ari and Boaz Bismuth joined a Council of Europe debate on a proposal to expel Israel. The initiative, backed by about 20 parliamentarians, cites Gaza, human rights and Israel’s death penalty law, with a final vote expected in coming months.
- 01Council of Europe lawmakers debated expelling Israel in a video hearing Tuesday.
- 02About 20 parliamentarians from several countries backed the expulsion initiative.
- 03Critics called Israel an apartheid state and accused it of crimes against humanity.
- 04Ben Ari said expulsion would reward Iran, Hamas and Hezbollah.
- 05Bismuth called the move hypocritical and said Israel acts in self-defense.
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OrganizationsYesh Atid, Likud, Council of Europe, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran
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