Knesset Member Talab El-Sana stomped on a photo of Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman Tuesday during a demonstration organized by his United Arab List-Ta'al party outside the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem.
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Some of the protesters waved posters bearing the image of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. The demonstrators also carried signs reading, "Lieberman, you racist, get out of here."
'Dangerous to peace.' El-Sana on Lieberman photo
Addressing Lieberman's claim that Abbas is engaged in "diplomatic terror" against Israel, El-Sana said "I am warning of continued incitement and bloodletting. I accuse the Israeli Right. The campaign to take out Abbas has begun, with the objective being the termination of any chance for peace.
"As opposed to Rabin and Arafat, who won the Nobel Peace Prize, Lieberman should be awarded the Mussolini prize for fascism," the Arab lawmaker added, and then threw a photo of Lieberman into a garbage bin.
"Lieberman is dangerous to peace in the Middle East and is not worthy of being foreign minister.
In June Lieberman and El-Sana engaged in a shouting match while visiting the Bedouin village of Al Zarnog in the Negev.
El-Sana accused Lieberman of being a "member of the mafia," and claimed he had no business being in the village. The minister blasted back saying: "You're a terrorist… I'll take care of you first."
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