AMMAN — The
Islamic Action Front (IAF) has strongly condemned the Israeli Knesset's
decision to approve a draft law that allows the revocation of Arab Israeli
citizens' citizenship if they are convicted of terrorism and have received
funding from the Palestinian Authority (PA) or an associated organization.
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The IAF has
criticized
the decision as part of the Israeli policy of "apartheid and
ethnic displacement" against Palestinians, Jo24 reported.
Israel
expanded Wednesday its policy of stripping citizenship over "terrorism"
offenses, with parliament announcing lawmakers had passed legislation targeting
those who receive funds from the Palestinian Authority.
The bill,
which passed with 94 votes in favor and 10 against in the Knesset, also paves
the way for Israel to expel people from the country or annexed east Jerusalem,
France 24 reported.
A rights
group said the move was "in violation of international law", while
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed it on Twitter as "our
answer to terrorism".
A statement
from parliament said lawmakers had approved "the revocation of citizenship
or residency of a terrorist operative who receives compensation (from the PA)
for committing an act of terrorism".
The PA gives
stipends to numerous families of prisoners, or detainees themselves, including
those convicted of killing Israelis.
‘Criminal
mentality’"This
decision confirms the criminal mentality of the Zionist entity and the ethnic
cleansing plans that it systematically practices against the Palestinians. It
is a systematic policy to expel Palestinian citizens, especially the residents
of Jerusalem and the 1948 occupied territories, and to empty it from its original
inhabitants, as part of the ‘silent transfer’ approach,” the IAF said.
The IAF also
stated that such practices would not deter Palestinian people from their
resistance against "the crimes committed by the occupation against the
land, the people, and the holy sites". The party called on the
international community to take action to reject this decision, which violates
international laws and conventions that guarantee the right to resist the
occupation.
The IAF
further affirmed the Jordanian people's position in supporting the Palestinian
people's steadfastness, and their resistance to the occupation.
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