Danny Danon, the chairman of World Likud, appealed
to Public Security Minister Avi Dichter on Tuesday to
issue a ban on the "Nakba Day" procession to be held by
Israeli Arabs on Independence Day.
In a press release distributed to the news media on
Tuesday, Danon said the purpose of the march is
"to oppose and incite against the state."
"This is a deliberate and subversive challenge of the
Arab Israeli leadership against the existence of the State
of Israel," Danon said.
Should Dichter fail to heed Danon's call, the World Likud
chair said he intends to appeal to the district court. He
also demanded the authorities arrest any Arab leader
quoted as inciting against the state and its institutions,
as well as anyone seen brandishing the flag of an enemy
state or a terrorist organization.
World Likud is one of the bodies of the Likud responsible
for quarterbacking the movement's activities overseas.
Nakba Day is observed by the Arab population in Israel
with marches through destroyed villages. This year, the
Higher Arab Monitoring Committee decided to hold a
procession and a rally in the village of Sforiya, near
Tzipori, in the Nazareth region. One quarter of the
Arab citizens of Israel are "internal refugees," who until
1948 resided in villages that were destroyed in the war.
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