Comments on: WATCH: Right wing MK pours water on Arab MK (updated)

By: AngelaJerusalem

AngelaJerusalem — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 09:17:13 +0000

Bit late in the day to comment (mea culpa), but this should be seen in context of Michaeli’s physical attack two years ago on MK Hanin Zoughbi while the latter was speaking on the podium of the Knesset. The woman’s outrageously racist, in a party known for its racism.

It should also be seen in context of previous attacks by Yisrael Beitenu on Ghaleb Majadele, not least when he was a Minister. Wikipedia: On 10 January 2007, Labor leader Amir Peretz announced that Majadele would be appointed Minister of Science, Culture and Sport. On 28 January 2007 the cabinet voted to appoint him Minister without Portfolio. His appointment was confirmed by a vote in which all ministers except the chairman of Yisrael Beiteinu, Avigdor Lieberman, voted in favour. In March 2007 Majadele received the Science, Culture and Sport portfolio. Although welcomed by many, Majadele’s appointment was controversial among several groups of politicians. Mohammed Barakeh of Hadash attacked it as a “dirty trick” that would not advance Arabs, while Lieberman and Esterina Tartman of Yisrael Beiteinu claimed it was damaging to Zionism. The latter criticism was itself extremely controversial, with lawmakers from across the political spectrum branding Lieberman’s and Tartman’s remarks racist; a number of Labor lawmakers demanded that Yisrael Beiteinu be expelled from the governing coalition as a condition of Labor continuing to participate in the government.

By: Orit Greenfield

Orit Greenfield — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:13:11 +0000

The Educational commity of the Parlament of Israel needs to focuse on issues which are of greater importance.If this pathetic meeting that we watched was facilitated by a smart educator.The issue which Mr.Majadele brought up could be used as an opening for a discussion about a deeper issue which is at the core of any dialoge about human rights.When there are no smart leaders the stage is being taken by the clowns.And this is what we saw in this clip. When Mr.Majadele complains about an abstruction of justice -not letting Arab students demonstrate about issues concerning human rights,
an effective Head of Educational commity would have question and raise the concern whether Palestinian children indeed understand the privilege of going to the street and express themselves. And how do Arab schools go about teaching the meaning of human rights.
Mr.Majadele should have use the stage to explain what kind of content is being taught in Arab schools in Israel and what kind of system the Arb educational authority has in place to insure that Arab educators and principles are indeed develop and teach a cariculum which renforces and teaches the meaning of Human rights, so before you go to the streets and protest you actually being able to take responsibility to your own words and actions.This is what true learning is.
Arabs need to look at themselves,their belives and traditions and answer the question:
How do we practice the value of Human rights within our communities and towards our jewish neighbors.An effective leader needs to look at what is being taught and done within Arab schools and avaluate whether it is consistent with their excpectations and demands as equal citizens
when you tolerate hatred and death as a vehicle to gaine power you loose your right or prevelige to express yourself freely.
Arab children need to be taught in a way that convey the value of life. Arab principles and educators themselves need to have the understanding and belife that what propels life and growth is not to be found in hatered or the wish for the death of the other. children need to be taught by teachers who will be able to explain them and model the meaning of democratic life.
And so will help them to bring about a new dream.
It is all possible.
But requires very hard work, courage and honesty.
May we all work harder in 2012
so it will turn into a blessing.
Orit(an educator)

By: Nina Bryna

Nina Bryna — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:11:15 +0000

Danny, you exagerate, not ALL the MKs are jerks, just most of them. But the same can be said about the U.S. houses of congress, or the British parliament. And Deb, what aobut lessons in manners to male chauvinists with big mouths?

By: Deb

Deb — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:34:35 +0000

A month isn’t enough; how about a year? During which time she ought to attend compulsory anger management classes. (And someone should explain to the lady that it has nothing whatever to do with respect for women; that was just ridiculous.)

By: aristeides

aristeides — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:57:34 +0000

Her “apology” was insincere, given that it was followed by her gloating that she had “taught him a lesson.”

By: Piotr Berman

Piotr Berman — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:44:30 +0000

“On Monday, Michaeli got into a heated argument with Majadele after MK Danny Danon (Likud) called for the dismissal of the principal of a school in the Negev town of Arara, who took students on a human rights march held in Tel Aviv last month.”

Hm. So Danny Dannon is a fascist who maintains a parliamentary decorum, and Anastasia Michaeli is one who does not. What does it mean “goaded” in this context? Unless the following subtitles I have seen were corect:

“These pink lapels look ridiculous.”

“My mother bought this blouse for me.”

“I do not care if the Prophet, peace be upon him, bought the blouse, it looks ridiculous.”

By: Greg Pollock

Greg Pollock — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:27:34 +0000

Racial tensions in Israel? Nah–everyone’s getting better and better. The woman was goaded. But for a reason. A sophisticated politician would have reacted differently. The Arab MK knew what he was doing; it worked better than he anticipated, I think. It measured her true disgust to hatred. This measure is as well an indicator of hysterical nationalism. Love a word, and stomp on others who love not like you. Behind that hysteria is real fear.
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The Russian immigation was too large, too fast. I suspect it tilted the election for Bibi in his first win, against Peres, when the PM was chosen by the general electorate (a big mistake). Since then Beitenu, whose leader, your Foreign Minster, has come close to advocating explusion of some Arab villages. Israeli politics seems alternative coalitions of fear. Maybe that is always true, everywhere–just more intense in a State effectively in perpetual war, self defined.

By: Wais

Wais — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 06:34:43 +0000

She is was an ethnic Russian immigrant who only converted to Judaism so she could get married to her Jewish husband…and she tells a native that he is working against his native land. The irony…

By: e

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:19:34 +0000

MIchaeli is a filthy excuse for a human being.
I hope she is reading the comments so she can see how much repulsive people find her.
Has Israel ever been at it’s lowest – with such member of Knesset it does not seem that it could get any worse – but just wait 24 hours, in Israel, anything can happen

By: Sinjim

Sinjim — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:28:55 +0000

I am so shocked that a Palestinian has been mistreated in Israel. What is this world coming to?