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<p><strong>MK Michael Ben Ari (National Union)</strong>: “Movements on  the extreme left have proven that they are some of the people who would  like to see the State of Israel destroyed. They are betraying the state  and therefore there is no escape from taking steps against them. We will  reveal that they are funded by enemy states and we will treat them like  Hezbollah.”</p>
<p><span style="color:#c60202;"><strong><em>IOA</em></strong></span> <strong>Editor:</strong> The original statement, in Hebrew, makes the point far clearer:  “נעמיד  אותם בשורה אחת עם החיזבאללה” or, “we will put them on the same line  with Hezbollah,” with the strong connotation of standing them against  the wall and shooting them.</p>
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<p>By Ilan Lior, Haaretz – 15 Jan 2011<br />
<a href="http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/thousands-protest-in-tel-aviv-against-knesset-probe-of-ngos-1.337188" target="_blank">www.haaretz.com/news/national/thousands-protest-in-tel-aviv-against-knesset-probe-of-ngos-1.337188</a></p>
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<p>Thousands of activists from left-wing  movements and human rights  organizations were marching in Tel Aviv on  Saturday in protest of the  Knesset’s decision to set up a committee of  inquiry to probe the  funding sources of leftist groups.</p>
<p>The protest march, under the headline  “Demonstration (since it’s  still possible) for democracy”, left from Tel  Aviv’s Meir Park toward  the plaza in front of the Tel Aviv Museum of  Art, where a rally was due  to take place in which Knesset members from  Kadima, Meretz, and Hadash  as well as officials from Peace Now and human  rights groups were due  to deliver speeches.</p>
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<p class="wp-caption-text">&#8220;Investigate me, too&#8221; &#8211; thousands demonstrating in Tel Aviv against rising Israeli fascism, 15 Jan 2011 (Photo: Tal Cohen)</p>
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<p>Protesters  were chanting in support of democracy and free speech,  and carried  signs with slogans such as “Awaiting Democracy”, “Danger!  End of  Democracy Ahead”, “Fighting the Government of Darkness” and  “Democracy  is Screaming for Help”.</p>
<p>Right-wing factions criticized the  demonstration and its leftist  organizers. MK Danny Danon (Likud), one of  the initiators of the bill  calling for a probe into human rights  groups, said the protesters were  “fighting for the democracy of foreign  countries and not of Israel,”  and said that they are carrying out the  protest solely for money.</p>
<p>MK Michael Ben Ari (National Union) said  that the protest would not  aid the leftists. “Movements on the extreme  left have proven that they  are some of the people who would like to see  the State of Israel  destroyed. They are betraying the state and  therefore there is no  escape from taking steps against them. We will  reveal that they are  funded by enemy states and we will treat them like  Hezbollah,” said Ben  Ari.</p>
<p>The Knesset plenum voted last week to order  the House Committee to  consider establishing a parliamentary panel of  inquiry into left-wing  Israeli organizations that allegedly participate  in delegitimization  campaigns against Israel Defense Forces soldiers.</p>
<p>Forty-seven legislators voted in favor of the motion while 16 voted against.</p>
<p>The initiative, brought forth by Foreign  Minister Avigdor  Lieberman’s Yisrael Beiteinu faction, called primarily  to investigate  the sources of funding for these groups. The panel will  essentially be  charged with looking into where these groups have been  attaining their  funds, particularly whether this money is coming from  foreign states or  even organizations deemed to be involved in terrorist  activities.</p>
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