MK Michael Ben-Ari hoped to present President Shimon Peres with a special gift on Thursday: a “magic” pen.
However, Ben-Ari did not see Peres at the annual memorial to slain minister Rehavam Zeevi, where he had planned to give his gift. Instead, he presented the pen to Justice Minister Yaakov Ne'eman, and explained its special properties.
“I see that in recent years, the pen that you all have has signed releases only for terrorist murderers,” Ben-Ari told the minister. “I obtained a special pen for you with which you will be able to sign on the release of Jewish prisoners, in light of the terrorist release deal.”
Ne'eman declined to respond to Ben-Ari’s sarcasm.
However, Ben-Ari did not see Peres at the annual memorial to slain minister Rehavam Zeevi, where he had planned to give his gift. Instead, he presented the pen to Justice Minister Yaakov Ne'eman, and explained its special properties.
“I see that in recent years, the pen that you all have has signed releases only for terrorist murderers,” Ben-Ari told the minister. “I obtained a special pen for you with which you will be able to sign on the release of Jewish prisoners, in light of the terrorist release deal.”
Ne'eman declined to respond to Ben-Ari’s sarcasm.
Ne'eman has
been under increasing pressure to release 12 Jewish prisoners accused
of terrorism against Arabs. Those pushing for the release say they do
not approve of the prisoners’ actions, but feel their release would be
just in light of the recent release of many hundreds of Arab terrorist
murderers in exchange for Gilad Shalit.
Adar 17, 5772, 11/03/12
Ben-Ari in Lone Protest in Nazareth - Maayana Miskin
Police
cancelled a protest that was to take place Sunday in Nazareth due to
the security situation in the south. MK Michael Ben-Ari (Ichud Leumi)
decided not to let the setback stop him from showing his disapproval,
and visited Nazareth without the backing of supporters – and with his
trademark Israeli flag.
Ben-Ari was not entirely alone. Several police cars accompanied the
Jewish MK to ensure that he did not come to harm while visiting the
Arab city.
Police insisted on removing the freshman MK after
just 20 minutes. In that time, a large Arab crowd had already formed to
protest Ben-Ari’s presence.
Locals held protests elsewhere in the city as well, and shouted
anti-Israel slogans, among them, “With our blood and our spirit we will
free Palestine.”
One of those protesting Ben-Ari was MK Hanin
Zoabi (Balad). Ben-Ari had originally planned to be in Nazareth Sunday
to protest Zoabi for her presence aboard the ship Mavi Marmara, which
attempted to violently force its way through Israel’s naval blockade of
Hamas in Gaza.
Zoabi hailed the cancellation of Ben-Ari’s protest as a victory
over “fascism.” Ben-Ari, for his part, accused the government of caving
to terrorism.
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