(Updated: Originally published October 25, 2006)
I nearly shit a brick when I came upon this news item. What a ghastly individual.
The "other Lieberman is the only lawmaker who has called for the execution of fellow legislators... he would support the death penalty for Arab lawmakers who met with Hezbollah, the Lebanese guerilla group, or with Hamas, the radical Islamic faction that heads the Palestinian Authority government. Israel classifies both as terrorist organizations.
From his own mouth: "World War II ended with the Nuremberg trials. The heads of the Nazi regime, along with their collaborators, were executed. I hope this will be the fate of the collaborators in this house."
[Don't sugar-coat it, Avi! Tell us how you REALLY FEEL!]
Avi has "made his reputation with provocative statements and proposals... Yet his hard-line positions and popularity -- reflected in the strong showing of his right-wing Israel Beiteinu Party in March's elections -- have now thrust him into the senior levels of government... He has called for a land and population swap with the Palestinians that would significantly reduce the number of Arabs in Israel. (They account for more than a million of the seven million Israelis).
From his own mouth: "If we want to stop the conflict, we must separate the two peoples. The main problem is the Israeli Arabs. I think separartion has to include them. I am talking about a land swap as well as a population swap. This seems brutal and sounds brutal, but there is no other solution."
[WOWEE! Avi's very own FINAL SOLUTION, huh? ETHNIC CLEANSING!]
Under his plan, a cluster of Arab towns in northern Israel would become part of the West Bank, while Jewish settlements in the West Bank would be annexed to Israel.
Ahmad Tibi, an Arab member of Parliament who has sparred with Mr. Lieberman:
"This is a man who calls for the transfer of Arab citizens out of Israel, and he is being upgraded, not downgraded. This sends a message to the Arab minority in Israel that it is legitimate to talk about expelling us from the country."
Avi's response: "I don't believe at the moment in any compromise with the Palestinians."
[The Arab is CORRECT!
And Avi's non-compromising attitude towards the Palestinians can mean only one thing: EXTERMINATION!
I'm shuddering!
Why do we only hear mistranslated hate comments from bin Laden, Ahmadinejad, et al., while our own nutcases are appointed high government office?
I'd never even HEARD of this guy before yesterday.
WTF?!]
