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March 18, 2015

Where's the Coverage? Israeli Elections Overseen by… Israeli Arab

In all the coverage of the Israeli elections, in the run-ups and the misguided projections, and in the rending of garments in the aftermath, every statement, nuance and implication has been examined, turned over, re-examined and analyzed.

Given that...

• the Palestinian Authority is greatly overdue for elections of any kind,

• Hamas’ idea of elections in Gaza is throwing political opponents off roofs,

• Lebanon is now dominated by the terrorist group Hezbollah,

• Syria’s rigged elections produced a victory of nearly 90% for Bashar Assad who has now butchered hundreds of thousands of his citizens,

• Iran’s religious leaders select their candidates,

• Egypt’s latest government took power in a military coup,

• Jordan, the Gulf States and Saudi Arabia are ruled by absolute monarchs,

• Iraq’s sectarian government has produced an environment where the savage Islamic State can flourish, oppressing, enslaving and murdering thousands,

...the fact that Israel holds orderly, free and fair elections allowing citizens of all races, ethnicities, religions and political persuasions to vote, is a wonder in and of itself. But rather than celebrate this Middle Eastern miracle, the media choose to harp on any perceived flaw in the process. And there are some, since every human endeavor is flawed, so that may be fair.

That said, what the press has paid precious little attention to is the fact that the person overseeing the recent election, the Chairman of the Central Election Committee, is Supreme Court Justice Salim Joubran – an Israeli Arab.

It’s quite difficult to imagine a Baha’i overseeing free and fair Iranian elections, a Yazidi overseeing Iraqi elections, or a Christian overseeing Saudi elections. Yet, an Israeli Arab oversees the Israeli elections. And in the glut of coverage over the Israeli elections, of this important fact, one must ask… Where’s the coverage?

Salim Joubran, Israeli Supreme Court Justice and Central Election Committee Chariman

Posted by SC at March 18, 2015 01:29 PM

Thank you for reporting the truth.

Maybe Jews in USA will read this and understand that Israel works to include everyone in a democratic process.

Posted by: Sidney Kaz at March 19, 2015 11:07 AM

USA tabloids advocating measures that will end in a one state solution even while pretending to advocate a two state solution but with boundaries and the Right of Return set to negate Israel. The NY Times refuses to accept certain facts and one of them is that a clear majority of Israel's Arabs do not wish to belong to a Palestinian sharia law state any more than I do. The NY Times always sides with minority rule Not minority rights but minority rule. which is why they did not cover well the crisis in Liberia and Taylor's 10-20% Islamic faction and his ouster when he tried to impose sharia on the 80% majority, Egypt and the end of Morsi is another example of radical lefties not letting go and continuing to promote any democratic party paradoxically and malevolently exploiting democracy.

Posted by: jeb stuart at March 20, 2015 01:00 PM

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