Past and present Labor MKs have come out in support of Arab MK Haneen Zouabi who was present on the Mavi Marmera ship where IDF soldiers were beaten.
Present Labor MK Eitan Cabel and former MKs Ami Ayalon, Amram Mitzna as well as political activist Tal Zilberstein, filed Tuesday a petition against the Knesset's decision to remove Arab MK Haneen Zouabi’s parliamentary immunity following her involvement in the violent flotilla to Gaza. The MKs said they oppose Zoaubi’s actions but claimed that removing her immunity would harm Israel’s democracy.
Zouabi claimed she did not know the passengers on the ship were armed, but a video later surfaced showing her in the presence of armed thugs aboard the ship.