Israel's Version of Harry Reid...

Israeli Arabs account for 19% of the Israeli population. Not something the rest of Israel's citizens can feel all warm and fuzzy about. Just another classic example of how Muslims put their religion before anything else....

Israeli Arab 'helped Hezbollah'

A leading Israeli Arab politician, Azmi Bishara, is being investigated for allegedly helping Hezbollah during last year's conflict in Lebanon.

This emerged after an Israeli court partially lifted a blackout on news about the case.

Mr Bishara resigned from the Israeli parliament earlier this month after leaving the country. At the time the allegations against him were not known.

He says he is being persecuted for criticising Israel's politics.Mr Bishara has caused controversy in Israel before because of visits to Lebanon and Syria.

'Aiding the enemy'

He is under suspicion of crimes against Israel's security, aiding the enemy during war, contacting foreign agents and receiving money from abroad in violation of anti-money-laundering laws, police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld is quoted by the Associated Press as saying.

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