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An Arab Right to Back Terrorism?
(Commentary) Jonathan S. Tobin - Three Israeli Arab MKs recently met with the families of slain terrorists and observed a moment of silence in their honor. Doing so was not merely in bad taste. It was an open act of solidarity with those that had either slaughtered other Israelis or tried to. If Israeli Arabs want to join the war on Israel by supporting or engaging in terror, then it is they who are rupturing the compact with civil society. Israeli Arabs cannot wage war against the Israeli nation while also calling upon the world to help them advance the interests of their community in Israeli society. Those who sit and grieve for terrorists rather than their victims are a fifth column, not a loyal opposition. Those who truly support Israeli democracy should be scolding the Arab MKs for confirming the worst fears of their Jewish fellow citizens.