An Israeli Arab lawmaker is to speak at Israel Apartheid Week. Balad Party member Jamal Zahalka left for Montreal on Tuesday to participate in the weeklong event that aims to “forward the analysis of Israel as an apartheid state and to bolster support for the boycott, divestment, and sanctions campaign,” according to the event’s Web site. The Jerusalem Post reported that legislator Otniel Shneller of the ruling Kadima Party demanded that Attorney General Menachem Mazuz open an incitement investigation against Zahalka.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
