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Israelis from Minority Communities Speak Out for Israel


(Jerusalem Post) Ariel Ben Solomon - Individuals from the Muslim, Druse, Bedouin, and Christian Arab communities spoke about Israel's role in defending human rights at the Zionist Conference for Human Rights in Tel Aviv on Monday. Anet Haskia, an Arab-Israeli Muslim from Acre, declared, "I am a proud Zionist.... There are a lot like me." She added that her daughter is the first Muslim to be enlisted in the Golani infantry brigade of the IDF. Atta Farhat, the head of the Druse Zionist Council for Israel, said, "Look at the countries around us, they are in chaos. Only in Israel do minorities have human rights."
2013-12-18 00:00:00
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