A diplomatic incident took place today (Tuesday) during a discussion in the Special Committee for the Supervision of the Fund for Israeli Citizens, which discusses the issue of examining investments and managing wealth funds around the world, when the chairman, MK Avi Dichter (Likud) removed MK from the debate Sami Abu-Shahada (The joint list), this after the latter began to hurl harsh words at Arabic towards the guests of the debate from the UAE.
MK from the joint list attacked the emirate’s representatives who participated in the Knesset committee. Photo: Knesset Spokeswoman
MK Shehadeh addressed in Arabic to the Undersecretary of Foreign Trade in the Ministry of Economy and to the representative of the UAE Investors Council and said: “Do you understand what you need to do, or do you not understand the whole dialogue on normalizing relations? I assume there can be a lot of problems, but it is clear that moral standards also play a role in the world. “
“Even if there are economic consequences on some level,” the Knesset member added, while the Emirates representative went on to say, “You know there is a problem. You are not ashamed? I say this for you. You may be ashamed of yourself. Morality in all dialogue.You can do as you please if you are not ashamed okay? But if there is little morality in the world you should be ashamed of yourself in such things.
As stated, after MK Abu-Shehadeh did not respond to the requests of the committee’s chairman, MK Dichter, to stop the discourse, Dichter called on Abu-Shehadeh to order 3 times, and then Shehadeh was removed from the discussion.
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Representatives of the Emirates who participated in the debate (Photo: Knesset Spokeswoman)At the end of the conversation, Dichter addressed the statements and said: “I apologize for the incident, we are in the momentum of the Abrahamic Accords throughout the region, there are bodies like the Palestinian Authority that refuse to understand that things change, and we talk about peace, not business, business comes after peace. It is one party in parliament. “We who voted against the Abrahamic agreements. They refuse to recognize that it is a new Middle East.”
He added: “I want to say ‘well done’ to you because I know it’s not easy to hear a Member of Knesset, one of 120 who insults you because you signed an agreement with Israel that he represents himself, but it’s part of democracy and I try to keep it here and explain it. It’s impossible to go on like this but he came to do a provocation and not hear so I had no choice, so I want to apologize again for seeing all this show. We are very happy to see you both here and I hope we can see you soon and it will be a pleasure to see you here with us. “Your time and wish you all the best and learn more from you and the opportunity to learn more. Thank you very much. If God willing, this peace will grow.”
Avi Dichter (Photo: Knesset Spokeswoman, Danny Shem Tov)At the end of the committee discussion, Dichter said that “the words spoken were very despicable, that Shehadeh used terms of disrespect, these are very difficult things. I was sure that in view of MK Abu-Shehadeh’s remarks, the statements came off the line. That they stayed, it means they are professionals, who know what they are doing, understand who and what they represent. In my opinion, this is the most important thing. “He said that the Foreign Ministry and the Prime Minister’s Office would be updated on the incident. “I do not know how this story will come back to us like a boomerang because these are very difficult things,” he concluded.
The chairman further stated that he would call to apologize to the guests. And during the discussion he even talked to them in Arabic.