Herut Party Chairman Michael Kleiner Criticizes Justice Dorit Beinisch For Actions Against Party
2006-03-07
Herut Chairman Michael Kleiner has sharply criticized Central Elections Committee Chief Justice Dorit Beinisch for demanding the removal of portions of Herut's election campaign which she deemed "racist"' Beinisch, who is considered a candidate for Chief Justice of Israel's Supreme Court, "employed stereotypical considerations that impaired her judgement," said Kleiner.
"A judge needs to know how to disconnect from his worldview when examining election campaign ads, and to avoid as much as possible limiting freedom of expresion," Kleiner said. "It appears Beinisch's real concern is that Herut's campaign ads will garner significant support among the Israeli public."
Beinisch asserted that the line "A good Arab is not a dead Arab - a good Arab sometimes wants to leave," constituted "incitement to racism." She ordered its exclusion from the campaign, saying "This is an unacceptable, racist slogan." Herut plans to appeal Beinisch's decision before Israel's High Court of Justice.

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