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Guiding Questions:
- This ad was banned by the Israeli elections committee for "disgracing symbols of the Jewish State" do you think that the mockery of Hatikva is going too far? Do you think it is right that the ad was banned?
- Arab-Israelis have a serious problem with siniging Hatikvah as it talks of the Jewish soul's yearning for Israel. What do you think about this?
- In your opinion, does this advert help or hurt Arab-Israelis position in Israel?
Balad - the National Democratic Alliance, is an Arab-Israeli party formed in 1995. Balad's goal is to make the State of Israel a binational state. Its politicians are not strangers to controversy, with the founder Azmi Bishara leaving Israel after being accused of passing secrets to the enemy (Hizbullah) during wartime. They also have the first female Arab MK in the Knesset Hanin Zuabi, who herself became a controversial figure having been on one of the Turkish flotilla's that attempted to break into Gaza. They currently hold 3 seats in the Knesset and are projected to win the same number in the upcoming elections on January 22nd.
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