The next time MK Ayman Odeh calls for the eradication of crime in Arab localities, or asks for security during a demonstration in Haifa, it may be worthwhile to send him the police officers to whom he turned so that "they would throw away their weapons."
What motivates the Communist Knesset member, a Hadash member, to make statements that would not embarrass the extremists in the Islamic Movement or the Balad?
Impersonating a nationalist, that's the answer.
For many years, the Communists in general, both in Israel and in the "territories," have been accused of not being militant enough and not working hard enough for the armed struggle of the Palestinians, but "contenting themselves" with demonstrations, stone-throwing and Molotov cocktails.
Their weakness, in the eyes of some Israeli Arabs, led to a devaluation of their supporters and a move away from the Arab street.
The heads of Balad, Ra'am and Ta'al must be bursting with laughter at the statement of Odeh, who is trying to gain a few more votes through it. , But it turns out that he only supports an armed and brave Arab policeman who locates a terrorist or a weapon that threatens him or his public.
But the issue is a bit broader.
The leaders of the Arab parties are guilty of ignorance about the history of the recruitment of Arabs into the Israeli security system.
In 1954, when a general recruitment order was issued for young Arabs, the response was widespread, but not ripe for action.
It is worth emphasizing: it was not the Arab leaders in Israel - as the Arab politicians are trying to portray - who prevented the mass recruitment to the IDF and other security forces, but the then government, which was frightened by the intensity of volunteering and feared it was a fifth corps ploy. Arabs in the first decade and in fact to this day, and he placed the Arab youth in an inferior position compared to the Jewish youth, and Arab society was therefore doomed to be outside the main socialization system in the country.
I was privileged to teach and guide groups of Israeli Arabs in the police force and I learned to appreciate how, despite all the many difficulties they face, these young men, women and men, manage to function and excel in the Border Police and police uniforms. I was not surprised There are many more who will not hesitate to follow in his footsteps and confront low-level terrorists, even if they are from “their people.” In my work I am exposed to more and more young Arabs, looking for a way to integrate into society through significant military or police service. .
On the other hand, the only ones who are currently calling for the non-recruitment of young Arabs to the security forces, their non-joining of national and even community service and now the "throwing of weapons and non-mobilization" - are Arab politicians like Odeh, whose resistance and refusal are art.
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