Ayalon: Arab MKs Represent the Palestinians
 
“An Arab Knesset member who advises Arafat is like a congressman who advises the Taliban,” Ayalon said, in an implicit reference to MK Ahmed Tibi, who served as an adviser to PLO chief Yasser Arafat before running for Knesset.

Ayalon spoke before the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, who are holding a conference in Jerusalem.

"There is no need to pressure and prod the two sides to sign an agreement just for the sake of closing a deal, because this could wind up damaging both sides,” he explained. Israel has the right to self-determination, he said, and the two state solution will lead to separation and solve the 'demographic threat.'”

The Deputy Minister called on world Jewry to battle against terrorism and verbal incitement in the universities. Israel and world Jewry should be united in a front against anti-Semitism, he said. “There is no difference between anti-Israelis, anti-Zionists and anti-Semites,” he told the American Jewish leaders. “Just as we can defend ourselves against physical terror, we must defend ourselves from verbal terror.”

He also referred to J Street and said that it could not call itself pro-Israel.

(IsraelNationalNews)