Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon on Thursday night condemned the Arab MKs who met with families of terrorists.
"An extremist minority among Israeli Arabs, represented among others by three MKs from Balad who visited the families of terrorists, tries to destroy the fabric of life between Arabs and Jews in Israel," Ya'alon said. "We cannot allow these troublemakers to harm the integration of Arab citizens in Israeli society, and thwart our striving for coexistence.”
“The vast majority of Israeli Arabs want to see themselves as part of society and the state, and it is our duty as the leadership to combat racism and exclusion towards them. The radical minority that tries to instigate, incite and separate must be condemned and removed from our midst," he added.