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Full coverage· Politics· Updated

Arab Israeli Leader Slams "Daylight Robbery" of Funds for Military

Yousef Jabareen, head of the Joint List, denounced the Israeli government's decision to reallocate over one billion shekels from Arab community development funds to military needs. He called it "daylight robbery" and a racist policy that deepens the exclusion of Arab citizens.

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What happened

  1. 01Yousef Jabareen called the government's diversion of over 1 billion shekels from Arab development to military needs "daylight robbery."
  2. 02Jabareen stated the move confirms the government's racist policy of excluding and targeting Arab citizens.
  3. 03He criticized the timing, occurring less than two weeks before elections, and called the government "Kahanist fascist."
  4. 04The funds were intended for Arab community development, including education and infrastructure.
  5. 05Jabareen urged increased voter turnout on October 27th to remove the current government.
  6. 06He cited worsening crime, settlement expansion, and home demolitions as consequences of government policies.

Jabareen urged voters to remove the current government, which he described as "Kahanist fascist," in the upcoming elections on October 27th.

Translated and summarized by baba from Alarab, the latest report. Read Alarab’s original

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