MK Ahmed Tibi (UAL-Ta'al) spoke out against criticism of "Nakba Day" demonstrations [2] on Tuesday, calling for Jewish Israelis to show empathy.
"Recognition and empathy of the others' suffering is a lofty, humane value and a step towards peace between nations," Tibi said at a demonstration near Umm el-Fahm.
The MK slammed National Infrastructure Minister Uzi Landau for likening "Nakba Day" events to Nazism, saying the comparison is "deviant and outrageous."
In reference to Monday's Hadash-sponsored "Nakba Day" event on Tel Aviv University's campus [3], Landau said that it is unthinkable that, while the world marks the victory over the Nazis, some students identify more with SS soldiers.
Tibi repeated his statement that Australian and Canadian natives mark their equivalent of "Nakba Day," adding that an American representative attends a memorial of atom bomb victims in Hiroshima each year.
"Denying the Nakba will not erase the collective memory of a nation that underwent ethnic cleansing in 1948 by erasing 530 villages and creating a refugee problem," Tibi stated.
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