The umbrella leadership group of Israeli Arabs declared its support for Iraq. The Supreme Monitoring Committee called on all Israeli Arab political movements to hold pro-Iraq rallies on Saturday. The organization also denounced what it called “American aggression” and expressed concern that Israel might use a war in Iraq to escalate military action against the Palestinians.
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