(IsraelNN.com) Attorney General Menachem Mazuz has ordered the police to open a criminal investigation of Knesset Member Azmi Bishara, head of the Arab nationalist Balad party. The investigation centers around Bishara's trip last month to Lebanon.
While in Lebanon, Bishara said of the nation in whose parliament he sits, "Return Palestine to us and take your democracy with you. We Arabs are not interested in it."
In response to the decision announced today, Bishara said, "With all due respect, the attorney general, Meni Mazuz, cannot limit the freedom of movement of a Knesset member." In reference to the trip that led to the investigation, Bishara declared: "Lebanon, Syria, Saudi Arabia, etc. are not enemy states, but Arab states, and it is impossible to be in contact with those societies without visiting them."
While in Lebanon, Bishara said of the nation in whose parliament he sits, "Return Palestine to us and take your democracy with you. We Arabs are not interested in it."
In response to the decision announced today, Bishara said, "With all due respect, the attorney general, Meni Mazuz, cannot limit the freedom of movement of a Knesset member." In reference to the trip that led to the investigation, Bishara declared: "Lebanon, Syria, Saudi Arabia, etc. are not enemy states, but Arab states, and it is impossible to be in contact with those societies without visiting them."