Israel's
5th column is raising its ugly head...the moment of truth arrived: they
are NOT Israelis, they are part of the Palestinian nation...the Arabs
lucky enough to hold Israeli citizenship want all the benefits but not
the obligations, as long as they can side with their brothers, the enemy
of Israel. They are hanging in there with the hope that their brothers
will win the battle and Israel will either be dismantled or give in as a
Jewish state. Otherwise, what is the reason for them staying in Israel a
land they have no obligating to which they think its creation was a
disaster-a nakba?
The Arabs say, the
State must not put the Arabs' loyalty to the test...loyalty to whom?
Hmmmmm. The moment of truth, which Israel had brushed under the carpet,
or hid in the closet has come to haunt and Israel probably wishes this
moment would have never arrived! NG
Arab-Israelis won't be able to fight
their brothers
Op-ed: Israel's Arabs cannot serve in an
occupying army at a time of war; national service also out of the
question
Muhammad Halaila
Muhammad Halaila
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We are a part of the Palestinian nation, and there is no way we will ever fight our Palestinian brothers.
As a resident of Majd al-Krum in the Galilee, I vehemently oppose the
idea of recruiting Israel's Arabs to the IDF. Performing national service is also out of the question, because we believe that its
purpose is to eventually lead us to serve in the army.
The tensions within the Plesner Committee bring to mind the Or Commission, which investigated the death of 13 of our brothers during the October 2000 events. The commission determined that the State must not put the Arabs' loyalty to the test.
It also determined that the State must not require Arabs to enlist in
the army. By doing so, it supported our sense that joining the army would be
impossible – both morally and from the standpoint of our national identity.
We cannot serve in an occupying army at a time of war.
The stalemate in the peace negotiations will also make it difficult for
Israeli Arabs to enlist. We have many grievances against the Israeli occupation,
the injustice caused to the Palestinian people by the Zionist movement and
Israel's continued disregard for all the international resolutions that were
passed in order to reach a compromise between both nations.
With all due respect to those who are in favor of recruiting Arabs, it
is impossible – due to all the aforementioned reasons.
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