Published: 1 December 2015
Last updated: 4 March 2024
Umm al-Fahm protest is one of the largest in decades; MK vows no end to struggle to overturn ban on Northern Branch of Islamic Movement
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The real danger of outlawing Palestinian political movements – Noam Sheizaf - +972 Magazine 18.11.15
Banning and persecuting political groups like the Islamic Movement and Balad has the effect of disengaging Palestinian citizens of Israel from the state and its political system. That is very, very dangerous.
Cool heads needed in the fight against Palestinian terrorism - Maj. Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror – Begin Sadat Center for Strategic Studies (BESA) 29.11.15
Tense times like these breed a tendency to infringe on the rights of the minority from which the terrorists emerge... Israel’s decision to outlaw the Islamic Movement's Northern Branch may have been unavoidable, but the surge in Palestinian violence cannot be used as an excuse to promote legislation targeting Israeli Arabs or infringing on their rights, directly or indirectly. Such measures will do more harm than good, especially in the long run.
Israel bans northern branch of Islamic Movement November 21, 2015
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