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==Incitememt "activism" after apartheid slur==
===Ironic "Apartheid" ridiculous meeting headed by Arab MK - elected official in democratic equal Israel===
===Ironic "Apartheid" ridiculous meeting headed by Arab MK - elected official in democratic equal Israel- inside Israeli GOVT building===
In June-2021, Shakir appeared (via Zoom) at an ironic Arab elected official<ref>[https://lphinfo.com/le-journaliste-arabe-sioniste-pourfend-la-deputee-aida-touma-suleiman/ Le journaliste arabe sioniste pourfend la députée Aïda Touma-Suleiman], S. Blum, LPH INFO, June 23, 2021</ref> (Aida Touma-Suleiman) in democratic equal for all Israel "conference" - on so-called "apartheid". The malicious lie didn't seem to subside even as Israeli government includes: An Islamic party in the coalition, an Arab minister, 2 Arab deputy chairmen, and 3 Arab committee chairmen, and ''"Apartheid in Israel" has never looked more ridiculous.''<ref>@YosephHaddad tweeted:
In June-2021, Shakir appeared (via Zoom) at an ironic Arab elected official<ref>[https://lphinfo.com/le-journaliste-arabe-sioniste-pourfend-la-deputee-aida-touma-suleiman/ Le journaliste arabe sioniste pourfend la députée Aïda Touma-Suleiman], S. Blum, LPH INFO, June 23, 2021</ref> (Aida Touma-Suleiman) in democratic equal for all Israel "conference" - on so-called "apartheid". The nerve of conducting such a charade inside the Knesset building, trying to defame inside its welcoming "house." The exact contradiction to its false claims.<ref>[https://www.jpost.com/opinion/my-word-the-apartheid-label-and-libel-671958 My Word: The apartheid label and libel], Liat Collins, JPost, June 24, 2021.
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Rather than promoting peace, the delegitimization and boycott efforts have the opposite effect.
Under the title “After 54 years: Between occupation and apartheid,” MKs sat in the House at the taxpayers’ expense and tried to present the case that they suffer from South African-style oppression.
Just who is exploiting whom? It takes a special kind of nerve to sit as a serving MK in the parliament and pretend you are a victim of apartheid. It also requires a special ability to avoid history and reality in favor of a “narrative.”
Under the apartheid system, for those who need reminding, the white minority completely subjugated and segregated the black majority, who had no vote and no say at all in the corridors of power.
There was nothing for which these MKs should be proud. I can’t even reprint in full some of the words that were thrown around.
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Arab-Israeli Yoseph Haddad, CEO of the Vouch for Each Other NGO, found himself out in the cold. He could definitely make the case that he was being discriminated against. Haddad, who encourages Arab-Israelis to serve in the IDF or do civilian national service and to participate in Israeli society, resorted to tweeting: “I am an Israeli Arab with different opinions and they don’t want me inside. They are the ones who are really apartheid. If Aida Touma-Sliman says that Israel is apartheid, how is she allowed to hold this meeting in the walls of Israeli democracy?”
MK Ahmad Tibi, whose CV includes work as a gynecologist at Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem, being a former adviser to Yasser Arafat and serving as a former deputy Knesset Speaker – not bad for someone born in an “apartheid” state – told rookie Yamina MK Amichai Chikli he should “be humble” in the face of his seniors. Apparently Tibi doesn’t know the meaning of being humble anymore than he understands what apartheid means, although apartheid is a word he bandies around a lot.
Among the speakers was “Israel and Palestine Director at Human Rights Watch” Omar Shakir, who participated via Zoom having been denied entry to the country for his anti-Israeli, BDS activities. He also didn’t mince words and came up with the perennial favorite “crimes against humanity.”
Before the event, MKs from Yesh Atid, New Hope, Yamina, Yisrael Beytenu and Blue and White wrote to Knesset Speaker Mickey Levy voicing their “disgust” and saying that “while freedom of expression lies at the soul of this House, we cannot remain silent when the Knesset is cynically exploited as a platform to undermine the very existence of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state and to slander the state in the outside world.”
The parley was part of a trend – an attempt to brand Israel as an illegitimate, pariah state.
Using the words “apartheid” and “occupation” is one way of doing it. Another is condemning Israel for its response when it comes under massive rocket fire from Gaza, as it did last month.
Rather than promoting peace, the delegitimization and boycott efforts have the opposite effect. The Palestinians are encouraged to use more violence and media-mobilizing tactics hoping to put ever more pressure on Israel.
Not everyone is falling for the ruse, however. Last week, Mathias Döpfner, CEO of Axel Springer SE, Europe’s largest digital publishing house, told the company’s 16,000 employees that anyone “who has an issue with an Israeli flag being raised for one week here, after antisemitic demonstrations, should look for a new job.”
Also last week, as The Jerusalem Post’s Lahav Harkov noted, the European Union finally released its report on Palestinian Authority textbooks which includes dozens of examples of encouragement of violence and demonization of Israel and of Jews. Under the guise of “resistance” – another catchword – children are being brainwashed about the glory of martyrdom. Following the report’s publication, European Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi said the EU should review its funding to education in the Palestinian Authority.</blockquote></ref>
The malicious lie didn't seem to subside even as Israeli government includes: An Islamic party in the coalition, an Arab minister, 2 Arab deputy chairmen, and 3 Arab committee chairmen, and ''"Apartheid in Israel" has never looked more ridiculous.''<ref>@YosephHaddad tweeted:
I have a serious issues w/ the MKs from Arab society but in the new gov, they will be the strongest evidence against “apartheid.” An Islamic party in the coalition, a minister, 2 deputy chairmen, and 3 committee chairmen, "Apartheid in Israel" has never looked more ridiculous. [https://mobile.twitter.com/YosephHaddad/status/1404006075356045313 Jun 13, 2021]</ref>
I have a serious issues w/ the MKs from Arab society but in the new gov, they will be the strongest evidence against “apartheid.” An Islamic party in the coalition, a minister, 2 deputy chairmen, and 3 committee chairmen, "Apartheid in Israel" has never looked more ridiculous. [https://mobile.twitter.com/YosephHaddad/status/1404006075356045313 Jun 13, 2021]</ref>