Dec. 11, 2008
This one boggles the mind. When right-wing (borderline racist) Avigdor Lieberman said that all Arabs in Israel should be shipped out of Israel, the left wing went nuts. But enter Foreign Minister Tzippi Livni with the same idea, albeit different tones and a tad more tact, and no one is upset?
But I digress. What exactly did she say?
"My solution for maintaining a Jewish and democratic state of Israel is to have two nation-states with certain concessions and with clear red lines," Livni said. "And among other things I will also be able to approach the Palestinian residents of Israel, those whom we call Israeli and tell them, 'your national solution lies elsewhere.'"Oh really? Not all of those Arabs want to live in a Palestinian state.
Livni got blasted very quickly, particularly by an Israeli-Arab Knesset member, Ahmed Tibi, not exactly Israel's biggest fan, was incesnsed. blasted Livni's remarks and called upon the foreign minister to clarify her position vis-a-vis the Arab residents of Israel.
"She must decide whether she means to leave a million Arabs without political rights or a national identity, or whether she really intends to transfer a million Arab citizens to the Palestinian state that will be established. [And if this is this case] then she must honestly say so," he said. "Livni must be straightforward and open as is appropriate for someone running for prime minister."
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