Arab lawmakers boycott Netanyahu speech at Israeli parliament
‘The Arab members of the Israeli parliament have snubbed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by staging a walkout before his latest speech at the parliament.
Lawmakers from the Joint Arab List walked out of the parliament floor as Netanyahu sought to make his speech to mark the start of the parliament’s winter session on Monday.
The lawmakers rose from their seats and left as he walked toward the dais during the opening session.
The Joint Arab List parliament members said the walkout was a protest to a planned boycott of them by members of Netanyahu’s ruling coalition. The ruling coalition members reportedly plan to snub the Arab lawmakers’ speeches during the first week of the parliament’s winter session.’
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