A
Decision That Hurts Israeli Democracy
By David Newman, New York Times, January
6, 2003
"Even amid conflict, Israelis have always applauded themselves for
allowing anyone to run for office - including those who reject the very
raison d'être of a Jewish state. Only rarely has a political party been
banned from the elections, the most notable being Kach, the extreme
rightist anti-Arab party founded by Meir Kahane. But now, with a
round of Knesset elections three weeks away, Israel has much less reason
for pride. While Mr. Kahane's successor, Baruch Marzel, was
allowed to run for office as the No. 2 candidate for another extreme rightist
party, the two most prominent Arab legislators in the outgoing Knesset,
Ahmed Tibi and Azmi Bishara, were barred by the Central Election Committee
last week. The committee, composed of representatives of the parties that
have Knesset seats and two neutral members (both of whom opposed the decision),
described Mr. Tibi and Mr. Bishara as consistently expressing opposition
to the existence of a Jewish state (as contrasted with a state of 'all its
citizens' in which everyone is equal, Jew or Arab). Under Israeli law, such
opposition bars a person's candidacy. Mr. Bishara was also accused of supporting
armed resistance in the occupied territories, an accusation he denied. Mr.
Marzel, whose candidacy was in danger because of his association
with the banned Kach, could run, the committee members decided, because
he had assured them that he no longer held to the racist policies of Kach
- even though he is often shown on television promoting 'transfer,' a code
word for the expulsion of the Palestinians from the West Bank and Gaza.
The final decision on Mr. Tibi's and Mr. Bishara's candidacies now rests
with the Supreme Court, which is scheduled to hear the candidates' appeals
tomorrow. But even if the court overturns the ban, Israeli Arab voters'
faith in the election system has been broken. The message could not be clearer:
if you are a Jewish extremist, you can go on the campaign trail. But if
you belong to the Arab minority and do not openly toe the government line,
you cannot be part of the election game ... Even if the Supreme Court allows
Mr. Tibi and Mr. Bishara to run, Israeli Arabs will remain reluctant to
vote, because the message of the election committee has been heard loud
and clear in Arab towns and villages. Who can blame them? No Israeli prime
minister has ever given leaders of the Arab parties significant positions
of power.
[David Newman is professor of political geography at
Ben Gurion University of the Negev].
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