Arab mayor of Nazareth supports Netanyahu
Here's an Arab-Israeli politician who's endorsing Benjamin Netanyahu for premier:
Few Arab politicians in Israel's history have openly flirted with the country's right wing, let alone endorsed its main candidate for prime minister.This is a very good sign when somebody like this can lend his support to the Likud and the right.
But Ali Salam, the mayor of Nazareth, says that he sees "no better choice" for Israel's 21% Arab minority than veteran conservative Benjamin Netanyahu.
In the build-up to a fourth election in two years, Salam has hosted Netanyahu in Israel's largest Arab city, disparaged protests against him and actively cheered a split in Israel's main Arab coalition, the Joint List.
"Bibi, if you ask me, is the best one to continue for another five years," Salam, 69, told Reuters in Nazareth, the city where Jesus grew up, according to Christian tradition.
Labels: Christianity, islam, Israel, Israeli Arabs, Knesset
