Arab MK Abdel Malek Dahamshe took an original stance on last night\'s Israeli attack of the Syrian installation. He sent a fax this morning to Syrian President Bashar Assad condemning the Israeli attack and expressing sorrow over the deaths of the three Syrian soldiers. \"I would like to express my condolences over the Government of Israel\'s criminal attack, which is a declaration of war not only on the Palestinians but also on the Syrians,\" wrote MK Dahamshe.
MKs Rabbi Chaim Druckman (National Religious Party) and Tzvi Hendel (National Union) sharply condemned Dahamshe; Rabbi Druckman said that the Arab MK represents the enemy and that his place is not in the Knesset, but in the Syrian parliament. \"This is a fifth column in the Knesset who is abusing Israel\'s freedom of expression and democracy to harm it,\" Rabbi Druckman said. He plans to submit a complaint to the Knesset Ethics Committee.
MK Yossi Sarid (Meretz) said that Dahamshe\'s letter to Assad is \"another one of the mistakes that the Arab MKs have made.\" MK Michael Kleiner (Herut) called for the removal of Dahamshe\'s parliamentary immunity, saying he violated his oath to faithfully serve the State of Israel. Kleiner said that Dahamshe should be charged with interfering with Israel\'s foreign policy - a crime that is punishable by a seven-year prison sentence.
MKs Rabbi Chaim Druckman (National Religious Party) and Tzvi Hendel (National Union) sharply condemned Dahamshe; Rabbi Druckman said that the Arab MK represents the enemy and that his place is not in the Knesset, but in the Syrian parliament. \"This is a fifth column in the Knesset who is abusing Israel\'s freedom of expression and democracy to harm it,\" Rabbi Druckman said. He plans to submit a complaint to the Knesset Ethics Committee.
MK Yossi Sarid (Meretz) said that Dahamshe\'s letter to Assad is \"another one of the mistakes that the Arab MKs have made.\" MK Michael Kleiner (Herut) called for the removal of Dahamshe\'s parliamentary immunity, saying he violated his oath to faithfully serve the State of Israel. Kleiner said that Dahamshe should be charged with interfering with Israel\'s foreign policy - a crime that is punishable by a seven-year prison sentence.