MKs Should Lose Israeli Citizenship

Citizenship ?????? MK Azmi Bishara; MK Wasil Taha ; MK Jamal Zahalka Photo by: Hagai Aharon ‘Revoke citizenship of Arab MKs’ Shurat HaDin organization petitions High Court, demands the dismissal of MKs Bishara, Zahalka, Taha from Knesset, revocation of their citizenships by: Aviram Zino The Shurat HaDin Israel Law Center organization petitioned the High Court of Justice Wednesday, demanding that the citizenships of the three members of the National Democratic Assembly faction be revoked following their visit to Syria several months ago. The petitioners urged Knesset Speaker Dalia Itzik to dismiss National Democratic Assembly members MK Wasil Taha and MK Jamal Zahalka, as well as the faction’s chairman, MK Azmi Bishara. The petition is based on the Citizenship Law, according to which an Israeli citizen automatically loses his citizenship if he visits an enemy state. According to Basic Law: The Knesset, anyone who is not an Israeli citizen cannot serve as a Knesset member; the petition therefore claims that the three National Democratic Assembly members could not keep their positions, as they violated the Citizenship law, and as a result should lose their citizenship.