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SUMMARY:The Palestinian Citizens of Israel: Domestic Politics\, Representat
 ion\, and Civil Rights
DESCRIPTION:DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA\n\nFor the 1.7 million Palestinians living
  as citizens of Israel\, deep-seated racism and discrimination are part of
  everyday life. Israel’s Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman recently chi
 ded Palestinians who disagree with his right-wing policies\, saying “Tho
 se who are against us\, there’s nothing to be done—we need to pick up 
 an ax and cut off his head.” Lieberman also reinforced his long-held adv
 ocacy of “transfer\,” that is\, ethnic cleansing of Palestinians by re
 moving them from the state of Israel. And then on the final night of the I
 sraeli election\, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu infamously said that "
 the Arabs are voting in droves\," an alarmist warning that their votes cou
 ld sway the election in a dangerousdirection\, thus inciting further racis
 m.\n\n\nAs a Palestinian lawmaker and Member of the Israeli Knesset\, Hane
 en Al Zoubi has also faced humiliating treatment by Israeli lawmakers\, wh
 o regularly attack her personally and politically. The Israeli right has t
 argeted MK Al Zoubi for many years\, trying to revoke her citizenship and 
 to disqualify her from reelection. The Knesset Ethics Committee suspended 
 her for six months based on her political views and the Israeli High Court
  affirmed the suspension. Shortly thereafter\, the Israeli Election Commit
 tee refused to qualify her as a candidate but upon review by an Israeli co
 urt\, MK Al Zoubi was permitted to run for reelection. The Israeli Electio
 n Committee attempted to prevent MK Al Zoubi from running in the 2013 elec
 tion as well. Despite this massive campaign to silence MK Al Zoubi\, she e
 asily won re-election this past March. Her Balad party is now part of the 
 Joint List\, a coalition of four Arab parties that garnered thirteen Kness
 et seats in the March 2015 election. MK Al Zoubi will talk about this newl
 y empowered alliance and its potential in improving the human\, civil\, an
 d political rights of the Palestinian citizens of Israel. She will discuss
  the recent elections and the ramifications of the Likud party winning ano
 ther term.\n\nhttp://www.thejerusalemfund.org/ht/d/EventDetails/i/51622\n\
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CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Community
LOCATION:The Jerusalem Fund\, 2425 Virginia Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, Unit
 ed States
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