Israeli Arab rights center calls for ban on talk of transfer [View All]

http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/434087.html

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"Thousands of Israeli Arab citizens are suffering from increasing racism, xenophobia, incitement and violence, according to the annual Racism in Israel 2004 report released Tuesday by the Mossawa Advocacy Center for Arab Citizens in Israel.

The report's authors accused authorities, primarily the police and legal system, for being responsible for the climate of violence and racism against Arab citizens. This responsibility ranges from direct actions such as illegal and unjustified police shootings of Arab citizens to a tendency for the police and courts to relate forgivingly to displays of racism against Arabs by private citizens and public figures, the report says.

At a Jerusalem press conference, Mossawa leaders called for enforcement of existing laws against racism, incitement and violence.

Against the background of increasingly frequent calls from political figures to transfer Arab citizens from Israel - notably Transportation Minister Avigdor Lieberman's plan for "separation of the nations" - Mossawa called for new legislation making public discussions on transfer illegal."