Israeli Arab MP: "We will give our pure blood" for our land, and uses non-recognition terminology: "Palestinian Interior"
Official PA TV broadcast a speech by Israeli-Arab MP Taleb Abu Arar.
Israeli-Arab MP Taleb Abu Arar: “Our brethren in the Negev, on behalf of all of you, we welcome our honored guest, the head of the capital of the Palestinian Interior (i.e., Israel), Mr. Ali Salam (the mayor of Nazareth)…
[Abu Arar speaks of the six Israeli-Arabs killed on Land Day in 1976, and the lesson that the Palestinians have learned from them. He then continues:]
Israel must understand this lesson: We will give our pure blood in exchange for preserving our land, and will remain on this land… If it [Israel] does not give us our rights, we will take our rights ourselves by force, Allah willing. We have a weapon deadlier than Israel’s arsenal. We have several types of weapons, and the best weapon at our disposal is what was realized during these days: the unity of the Palestinian Interior (i.e., of the Israeli Arabs) – from the north of the country to the south. [And] we say: the Negev is not alone. My dear friends, as for the other weapon – I call and say: Our children – specifically, the children of the Bedouins of the Negev – I call on them from this podium: You who wear [Israeli] army uniforms, you must cast off this attire to protest the destruction of our homes and the expropriation of our lands… You should be ashamed… [shouts in Hebrew:] I appeal to all Bedouin soldiers to cast off their uniforms to protest the destruction of [our] homes and the expropriation of [our] lands.”
Land Day – an annual commemoration of the general strike and demonstrations organized by Israeli Arab residents of the Galilee on March 30, 1976 to protest the Israeli government's decision to expropriate land in the Galilee for security and settlement purposes, which it later implemented. During the protests, demonstrators burnt tires, blocked roads, and threw rocks and firebombs. Six demonstrators were shot and killed by the Israeli army and police. Israeli Arabs and Palestinians consider Land Day a national day.
Israeli-Arab MP Taleb Abu Arar: “Our brethren in the Negev, on behalf of all of you, we welcome our honored guest, the head of the capital of the Palestinian Interior (i.e., Israel), Mr. Ali Salam (the mayor of Nazareth)…
[Abu Arar speaks of the six Israeli-Arabs killed on Land Day in 1976, and the lesson that the Palestinians have learned from them. He then continues:]
Israel must understand this lesson: We will give our pure blood in exchange for preserving our land, and will remain on this land… If it [Israel] does not give us our rights, we will take our rights ourselves by force, Allah willing. We have a weapon deadlier than Israel’s arsenal. We have several types of weapons, and the best weapon at our disposal is what was realized during these days: the unity of the Palestinian Interior (i.e., of the Israeli Arabs) – from the north of the country to the south. [And] we say: the Negev is not alone. My dear friends, as for the other weapon – I call and say: Our children – specifically, the children of the Bedouins of the Negev – I call on them from this podium: You who wear [Israeli] army uniforms, you must cast off this attire to protest the destruction of our homes and the expropriation of our lands… You should be ashamed… [shouts in Hebrew:] I appeal to all Bedouin soldiers to cast off their uniforms to protest the destruction of [our] homes and the expropriation of [our] lands.”
Land Day – an annual commemoration of the general strike and demonstrations organized by Israeli Arab residents of the Galilee on March 30, 1976 to protest the Israeli government's decision to expropriate land in the Galilee for security and settlement purposes, which it later implemented. During the protests, demonstrators burnt tires, blocked roads, and threw rocks and firebombs. Six demonstrators were shot and killed by the Israeli army and police. Israeli Arabs and Palestinians consider Land Day a national day.