Israeli Knesset trying to ban Nakba commemoration


	Israeli Knesset trying to ban Nakba commemoration

jklugman

5-25-2009 10:00 PM

254 views

tags:

noam sheizaf, knesset, israel, free-expression, discrimination

jklugman says:

This bill is not yet law. Noam Sheizaf--the blogger-- thinks MKs will prevent this from being passed, but if not, the Israeli Supreme Court will overturn it.

1 Comment |

Add a Comment

5-27-2009 12:58 PM

apgalea

What happens to NAKBA deniers?

Login to Comment. Not a member yet? Sign up

Today's Top Clips

visit the Top Clips page

View the Top Clips from May 25, 2009

Embed This Clip In Your Site...

<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/c07dd85a-54fc-4611-8272-c47fec23d749/733679C8-86CF-4FC6-9035-F459E854D5AA/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.promisedlandblog.com/?p=1053" href="http://www.promisedlandblog.com/?p=1053" style="font-size: 11px;">www.promisedlandblog.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.promisedlandblog.com/?p=1053"><P>The government of Israel has decided to make life easier for those who claim it is an <A href="http://www.promisedlandblog.com/?p=747">Apartheid state</A> (or just a Fascist one). Haaretz <A href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1087792.html">reports</A>:</p> <BLOCKQUOTE><P>The Ministerial Committee on Law and Constitution on Sunday approved a preliminary proposal which would make it illegal to hold events or ceremonies marking Israel’s Independence Day as a “<A href="http://www.nakbainhebrew.org/index.php?lang=english">Nakba</A>,” or catastrophe (…) According to the bill, those found in violation could face up to three years in prison.</p> <P>The ministerial approval is only a preliminary step and has no legal bearing yet. Before the proposal could become a law, it must first undergo Knesset approval and cabinet consideration.</P></BLOCKQUOTE></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/733679C8-86CF-4FC6-9035-F459E854D5AA/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

New from the makers of Clipmarks: Amplify.com - Don't just share the news...Amplify it!

Clipmarks: Home; New Clips; Top Clips; Dashboard

Popular Topics: News; Life; Science; Technology; Entertainment

Get Started: Sign Up; Install Clipping Tool; How Clipping Works; Clip-to-Blog™; ClipSearch

Tools and Resources: FAQ; ClipWeek; Top Clippers; Top Tags; Site Map

About Clipmarks: About Us; Contact; Copyright; Privacy; EULA

Search Options

Today's Top Clips