MK Yuli Edelstein (Likud) commented on MK Mansour Abbas' (United Arab List) statement that Israel is a "state of occupation that discriminates against its citizens".
'I have no complaints against Abbas, I have complaints against those who painted him as legitimate. Whoever does not know the Palestinian concept of Taqiya (lying in the face of religious persecution) and whoever cares only for his own power should not lead Israel."