Israel revokes Hamas members Jerusalem residency

Israel is preparing to revoke Jerusalem residency of some high profile members of the Hamas led government of the Palestine Authority. Of course Mohammedan Arabs are in an uproar for what they consider an injustice. Frankly I am surprised Prime Minister Olmert has not expelled all Arabs connected to Hamas. If you have had your head in the sand lately, Hamas' organization Charter calls for the destruction of Israel as a sovereign nation. Hamas has also given their blessings to the recent homicidal suicide bombings that killed 9 and injured 70 in Tel Aviv, Israel. AGAIN, I am surprised the Olmert government allows anyone or anything connected to Hamas to reside within Israel.

Allow me to point out another hypocrisy of Palestinian-Arabs which deny the existence of Israel. Some Arab MK's (Parliamentarian for Legislators) are actually threatening to go to the Israeli High Court to Judiciously prevent Olmert from denying Jerusalem residency to Hamas Arabs.

Below is the text of the E-Newsletter I receive from ICEJ:

Israel revokes Hamas members J'lem residency
Arab MKs meet with Hamas leaders, prompting criticism of loyalty

Israel is considering expanding Tuesday's decision revoking the Jerusalem residency of three Hamas Palestinian Legislative Council members and a Palestinian Authority minister to include other known Hamas member and PA workers living in the city, The Jerusalem Post reports.

Interim Prime Minister Ehud Olmert decided to take steps to revoke the residency of the four high-profile Hamas members at consultations he held with Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, Internal Security Minister Gideon Ezra and top security officials in discussions regarding Monday's suicide bombing in Tel Aviv.

The decision prompted a solidarity visit by Israeli Arab MKs of the United Arab League to the Hamas members, and a threat to take the issue to the High Court of Justice. One senior Israeli official noted the irony that Hamas officials, who do not recognize Israel, were threatening to petition an Israeli court.

UAL MK Taleb a-Sanaa, who on Monday became the first Arab MK to be appointed to the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, said that by meeting with the Hamas members he was only fulfilling his obligation to promote peace. He visited the east Jerusalem home of Hamas member and PLC legislator Muhammad Abu Teir on Wednesday with MKs Ibrahim Sarsour and Abbas Zakour. "We deserve a medal of honor. We don't think we should sit on the sidelines while poeple from both sides are losing their lives," a-Sanaa said in comments to the Post.

Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni called the meeting an "official representation of terror in the Knesset," while Likud MK Limor Livnat called for a-Sanaa to be expelled from the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee. "Whoever meets two days after an atrocious act of murder with officials who do not recognize Israel's existence cannot be a part of a committee which is entrusted with Israel's security," Livnat asserted.