Between clowning and Zionization… narrowing of citizenship
An opinion article criticizes the performance of Arab leaders in the Knesset, arguing that they have not risen to the historical moment granted to them by the Arab voter, and are moving toward accepting the terms of the Zionist consensus as formulated by Gadi Eisenkot.
An opinion article on the Arab48 website sharply criticizes the performance of Arab leaders in the Israeli Knesset, arguing that they have not risen to the historical moment granted to them by the Arab voter. The writer notes that Arab citizens achieved a parliamentary victory by denying Netanyahu governance, and expect their representatives to perform better and adopt a higher policy. The article describes the behavior of some MKs as light and clownish, citing phrases such as "Bra Bra" and "Your day has come, ya Radaha" and "Abu Nafkha" in describing Ben Gvir. But more dangerous, according to the writer, is entering a serious national quagmire by accepting the terms of the Zionist consensus as expressed by Gadi Eisenkot in his four conditions for joining his government: recognition of the Jewishness of the state, calling for or supporting military service, adopting the principles of the Declaration of Independence, and considering Hamas a terrorist organization that must be eliminated militarily and politically. The writer sees these as impossible conditions that Eisenkot knows any Arab with a grain of brain and a grain of dignity would not accept.