Israel Hayom via JNS
By Yair Altman
“100,000 Palestinians can surround and cut off” a settlement, says former lawmaker Jamal Zahalka • Yamina MK Bezalel Smotrich calls for a criminal investigation.
Yamina Knesset member Bezalel Smotrich on Wednesday called on Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit to investigate a former Balad Party lawmaker for incitement over remarks calling on Arab Israelis to “revolt.”
Former Balad MK Jamal Zahalka said on Tuesday that Arab Israelis “should take actions to end the Israeli occupation, like a revolt in the West Bank.” Zahalka further noted that “100,000 Palestinians can surround a settlement and cut it off from the rest of the world.”
In his appeal, Smotrich said that Zahalka’s remarks constitute “very clear incitement to violence. If 100,000 Palestinian ever surround a settlement, they will not be chanting slogans calling for peace and harmony. This calls for a criminal investigation.”
This article first appeared in Israel Hayom.
Caption: Joint Party Knesset members Jamal Zahalka (center) and Ahmad Tibi (right) attend a plenum session in the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament on Dec. 5, 2016. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
