Security is being stepped up around Israeli Arab lawmakers for fear they could be targeted by extremist Jews. Israeli sources said Wednesday that Ahmed Tibi, a leading Arab lawmaker who has drawn flak for denouncing Israel’s Lebanon offensive, had been assigned bodyguards.
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