Israel swears in first Muslim cabinet minister

[abdmez]

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel's first Muslim cabinet minister was sworn in by parliament on Monday after a weeks-long battle over his nomination that drew fire from far-right parties as well as Arab lawmakers.

The parliamentary confirmation was expected after Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's cabinet voted on Sunday to make Galeb Magadla of Israel's Labour party a minister without portfolio.

"I am certain that minister Galeb Magadla will be a place to turn to help deal with the gaps between the Arab and Jewish sectors," said Defense Minister and Labour party leader Amir Peretz.

Arabs make up about 20 percent of Israel's population and have long complained of being treated like second-class citizens and about a paucity of government funds for their towns and villages.

"The first step has been taken and this has given Israeli Arabs a feeling of belonging," Magadla told Army Radio on Sunday.

But several Muslim lawmakers spoke out against his nomination, saying Magadla would only represent his party's ideology and not the entire Arab population.

Others said he was joining a government that was not interested in making peace with its Arab neighbors.

Israeli officials have denied any policy of discrimination against the country's Arab citizens, saying they enjoyed more political freedom in Israel than in anywhere in the Muslim world and had a strong representation in parliament.

Magadla was nominated by the Labour Party for a ministerial post after one of its members quit the cabinet in protest at the addition of the ultranationalist Yisrael Beitenu faction to Olmert's coalition government in October.

Israeli media said Strategic Affairs Minister Avigdor Lieberman of Yisrael Beitenu was the only cabinet member to vote against the appointment.

In 2001, an Israeli Druze became the first non-Jewish member of the cabinet, serving as a minister without portfolio.

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[Zulkiflim]

Salaam,

As i have always siad before,using brother against brother.

I would believe in the future the Isrealis will say,see this muslim minister approved the action..

And thus by defaut makes all Muslim Isrealis in cohoot with murders.

It is the same ploy used ,to use their own people againt them..

It is time we learn and do the same,,,
Human weakness would do that,but Inshallah muslim will remain true to Allah

[Dawud_uk]

assalaamu alaykum,

Allah will deal with this renegade in the next life unless he repents, but he has certainly committed clear acts of apostasy and should be warned, if warnings are not accepted then action should be taken against him in this life also.

Assalaamu alaykum,
Abu Abdullah

[Keltoi]

assalaamu alaykum,

Allah will deal with this renegade in the next life unless he repents, but he has certainly committed clear acts of apostasy and should be warned, if warnings are not accepted then action should be taken against him in this life also.

Assalaamu alaykum,
Abu Abdullah

This man is an Israeli citizen. He is no more a "renegade" for achieving a politcal position in his own country than Olmert is for being president.

[rav]

Salaam,

As i have always siad before,using brother against brother.

I would believe in the future the Isrealis will say,see this muslim minister approved the action..

And thus by defaut makes all Muslim Isrealis in cohoot with murders.

It is the same ploy used ,to use their own people againt them..

It is time we learn and do the same,,,
Human weakness would do that,but Inshallah muslim will remain true to Allah

No it is more of a "see, we Jews have no problem electing Muslims".

action should be taken against him in this life also.

Does your solution always deal with loss of life? Is your existance that sad? I am guessing so.

[Trumble]

But several Muslim lawmakers spoke out against his nomination, saying Magadla would only represent his party's ideology and not the entire Arab population.

I would have thought that was to be welcomed if it was true, although the political balance in Israel suggests it is not. Politicians generally only represent their party's ideology (except perhaps in helping their particular constituents) ... that is why they are elected. That ideology in this case, incidently, is generally far more favourable to the Palestinians than that of the major alternatives in Israel.

[- Qatada -]

No it is more of a "see, we Jews have no problem electing Muslims".

No, we as muslims submit to the law of Allaah. Hence we shouldn't really be governing by any other law anyway. Hence what the guy is doing may not be the right thing to do.

Does your solution always deal with loss of life? Is your existance that sad? I am guessing so.

We don't have an islamic state so we don't apply no punishment on him.

[rav]

No, we as muslims submit to the law of Allaah. Hence we shouldn't really be governing by any other law anyway. Hence what the guy is doing may not be the right thing to do

Yet out of about all the majority Muslim countries on this earth, how many are run by Shariah law? Are these nations not just as at fault. Israel gives all the freedoms to its Arab citizens they need to follow every law. The lack of pork and the following of a strict diatary code in Israel by many resturaunts similar to Islams diet makes it better than half of the countries Muslims reside in today anyway.

[- Qatada -]

Yet out of about all the majority Muslim countries on this earth, how many are run by Shariah law? Are these nations not just as at fault. Israel gives all the freedoms to its Arab citizens they need to follow every law. The lack of pork and the following of a strict diatary code in Israel by many resturaunts similar to Islams diet makes it better than half of the countries Muslims reside in today anyway.

We don't have an islamic state i agree, no country in the world fully applies the islamic law. That's one of the reasons why we're in the situation we are in today. Even if we don't have an islamic law, we still shouldn't accept the laws of someone else over the law of Allaah.


Peace.

[lavikor201]

We don't have an islamic state i agree, no country in the world fully applies the islamic law. That's one of the reasons why we're in the situation we are in today. Even if we don't have an islamic law, we still shouldn't accept the laws of someone else over the law of Allaah.


Peace.

Who says he is accepting the laws of someone else other than our religion by being minister?

[Nσσя'υℓ Jαииαн]

Because he'll be using laws that aren't the Laws of Allah, make sense?
Btw, I'm just clarifying what bro Fi said.

[lavikor201]

Because he'll be using laws that aren't the Laws of Allah, make sense?
Btw, I'm just clarifying what bro Fi said.

The laws do not contradict what his laws are. I do not believe there to be one law Israel has that forces Muslims to violate the Quran.

[Nσσя'υℓ Jαииαн]

Dont tell me, I'm just clarifying what the bro said. I dont know much to say nething.

[lavikor201]

Dont tell me, I'm just clarifying what the bro said. I dont know much to say nething.

I must say, that I am sorry if I come off as weird but your post is actually very beautiful in my eyes. When someone does not know something they often do not have the courage to say they do not know and wait for someone with more knowledge. The admitting that you do not know of something is a great quality to have and I hope to be able to mirror your amazing character by admitting more often that I do not have an answer and I am not smart enough to know.

Thank you and Peace.

[Zulkiflim]

Salaam,

As i have always siad,the Islamic law..

Muslim do not kill muslims..

So warmogners always try to blur the line by cusing proxies to fight their war.

Many Judaist or ISrealis come here and say look ,we have muslim minster or muslims in parliment,,,as if that makes the murdr and genocide and holocasut of the palestinan right.

But when muslim read this when we see that msulim are in a goverment that throw bombs and murder children,it splits us more.

And with this action the Isrealis,will and are going to do more EVIL.

And when they do this,they will say A MUSLIM MINISTER SUPPORT THIS..

[lavikor201]

Salaam,

As i have always siad,the Islamic law..

Muslim do not kill muslims..

So warmogners always try to blur the line by cusing proxies to fight their war.

Many Judaist or ISrealis come here and say look ,we have muslim minster or muslims in parliment,,,as if that makes the murdr and genocide and holocasut of the palestinan right.

But when muslim read this when we see that msulim are in a goverment that throw bombs and murder children,it splits us more.

And with this action the Isrealis,will and are going to do more EVIL.

And when they do this,they will say A MUSLIM MINISTER SUPPORT THIS..

Well that is your tainted view.

[Zulkiflim]

Well that is your tainted view.

Salaam,

OF course i wish for the best that the ISrealis will listen to reason and given up the lands they have taken by force and allow back the Palestinain their restitution for becoming exiled in their own land.

Of course i would like justice for both sides and for all murderer,govermental officers of lone murerers to be tried by a just court.

So we shall see...

Look at Lebanon,a western dictated Prime Minister weeps and begs for the bombing to end,,,,,his hands tied,,he ask of those who armed their enemy.

while Hezbollah fight the war and won the war and the heart of Lebanese.

So as i said Brother against brother.

[snakelegs]

assalaamu alaykum,

Allah will deal with this renegade in the next life unless he repents, but he has certainly committed clear acts of apostasy and should be warned, if warnings are not accepted then action should be taken against him in this life also.

Assalaamu alaykum,
Abu Abdullah

dawud,
excuse me, but who are you to be passing judgment on this man?
if you had a chance, would you "take action against him in this life"?

[Dawud_uk]

dawud,
excuse me, but who are you to be passing judgment on this man?
if you had a chance, would you "take action against him in this life"?

it is not my judgement for the judgement of Allah, the one committing an act of apostasy is warned publically and if they refuse to accept this then they are executed.

i would not do so if he came to the uk as we should behave in accordance with the agreements we have made in agreeing to live here according to the laws of the land here,

but if such a man came to the uk and one of the leaders of the jihad sent a man to kill him either here or in israel then such an act would be fully legitimate but not for us to carry out the act here.

Abu Abdullah

[abubakr rishel]

abu abdullah who gave you the right to call this man a kafr? are you a qadi? or at least an alim? by what evidence do you have to say this man is a kafr and that it is ok if he is assainated? it is true he is doing nothing to help this ummah or the palistinians as this was not the way of our prophet salallahu alahi wa salam, this is not your job to call a man a kafr, fear Allah, if you are wrong about him than the tille of kafr goes to you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!