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'''Ta'al''' (Arab Movement for Renewal) is an [[Arab]]-[[Israel]]i political party<ref name="Knesset1">[http://www.knesset.gov.il/faction/eng/FactionPage_eng.asp?PG=109 Ta'al] on the [[Knesset]]’s website</ref> led by Ahmad Tibi.<ref>[http://www.forward.com/articles/14954/ Citing Disloyalty, Knesset Bans Main Arab Parties From Elections - Forward]</ref> In the two latest elections to the [[Knesset]] the party ran on a joint ticket with the [[United Arab List]]; together they won four seats.<ref name="Knesset2”>[http://www.knesset.gov.il/faction/eng/FactionPage_eng.asp?PG=193 Ra'am-Ta'al] on the [[Knesset]]’s website</ref>

'''Ta'al''' (Arab Movement for Renewal) is an [[Arab]]-[[Israel]]i political party<ref name="Knesset1">[http://www.knesset.gov.il/faction/eng/FactionPage_eng.asp?PG=109 Ta'al] on the [[Knesset]]’s website</ref> led by Ahmad Tibi.<ref>[http://www.forward.com/articles/14954/ Citing Disloyalty, Knesset Bans Main Arab Parties From Elections - Forward]</ref> In the two latest elections to the [[Knesset]] the party ran on a joint ticket with the [[United Arab List]]; together they won four seats.<ref name="Knesset2">[http://www.knesset.gov.il/faction/eng/FactionPage_eng.asp?PG=193 Ra'am-Ta'al] on the [[Knesset]]’s website</ref>

== Political positions ==

== Political positions ==

The party supports allowing the Arab refugees from the [[1948 Arab-Israeli War|Israeli independence war]] to return to Israel<ref name="Boycott">[http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/29/opinion/29iht-edtibi29.html?_r=2 A Strike Against Free Speech – The New York Times]</ref>, a move which if carried out would lead to an Arab majority in the country and its unification with the [[West Bank]] and the [[Gaza Strip]] as a result. <ref>[http://christianactionforisrael.org/isreport/julaug00/secret.html The Palestinian Arab Refugees: Arafat's Secret Weapon]</ref> The party also supports the formation of a Palestinian state<ref name="Boycott" />, despite the fact it is likely to pause a threat to Israel’s existence.<ref>[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3093476,00.html ‘Tel Aviv will be like Sderot’ - Ynet]</ref>  

The party supports allowing the Arab refugees from the [[1948 Arab-Israeli War|Israeli independence war]] to return to Israel,<ref name="Boycott">[http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/29/opinion/29iht-edtibi29.html?_r=2 A Strike Against Free Speech – The New York Times]</ref> a move which if carried out would lead to an Arab majority in the country and its unification with the [[West Bank]] and the [[Gaza Strip]] as a result.<ref>[http://christianactionforisrael.org/isreport/julaug00/secret.html The Palestinian Arab Refugees: Arafat's Secret Weapon]</ref> The party also supports the formation of a Palestinian state,<ref name="Boycott" /> despite the fact it is likely to pause a threat to Israel’s existence.<ref>[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3093476,00.html ‘Tel Aviv will be like Sderot’ - Ynet]</ref>  

Ta'al is closely allied with Palestinian terrorism, and its leader Ahmad Tibi was a staunch supporter of [[Yasir Arafat]],<ref>[http://www.jta.org/news/article/2011/11/16/3090322/israeli-arab-lawmaker-ahmad-tibi-goes-to-ramallah Israeli-Arab lawmaker Tibi hails Arafat at Ramallah rite – Jewish Telegraphic Agency]</ref> even though (or perhaps because) Arafat was an unrepentant terrorist until the end of his life.<ref name="Kazhdan">[http://www.jcpa.org/brief/brief3-6.htm What Exactly Does Israel Have on Yasser Arafat – Eli Kazhdan]</ref> In addition to supporting Arafat, Tibi has also collaborated with the [[Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine]], another Palestinian terrorist group.<ref>[http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=387 Tibi meets DFLP leader in Jordan – Israel Hayom]</ref>

Ta'al is closely allied with Palestinian terrorism, and its leader Ahmad Tibi was a staunch supporter of [[Yasir Arafat]],<ref>[http://www.jta.org/news/article/2011/11/16/3090322/israeli-arab-lawmaker-ahmad-tibi-goes-to-ramallah Israeli-Arab lawmaker Tibi hails Arafat at Ramallah rite – Jewish Telegraphic Agency]</ref> even though (or perhaps because) Arafat was an unrepentant terrorist until the end of his life.<ref name="Kazhdan">[http://www.jcpa.org/brief/brief3-6.htm What Exactly Does Israel Have on Yasser Arafat – Eli Kazhdan]</ref> In addition to supporting Arafat, Tibi has also collaborated with the [[Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine]], another Palestinian terrorist group.<ref>[http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=387 Tibi meets DFLP leader in Jordan – Israel Hayom]</ref>