Joint Arab List member Aida Touma-Suleiman garnered harsh criticism Sunday for publicly expressing support for the newly released Khalida Jarrar who had been arrested for involvement in terrorist activity.
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Jarrar is a Palestinian lawmaker and a senior official at the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine terrorist organization, whose members carried out an attack in Samaria in 2018, killing 17-year-old Rina Shnerb and seriously wounding her father and sibling.
Jarrar was released on Sunday after a two-year sentence she received as part of a plea bargain with the Military Prosecution.
Touma-Suleiman posted a congratulatory message on Facebook that included a photo with her and Jarrar embracing. In the background, one can see Ahmad Sa'adat, secretary-general of the Popular Front, who orchestrated the failed assassination of Israeli Tourism Minister Rehavam Ze'evi.
Maor Tzemach, chairman of the Lach, Yerushalayim ("For You, Jerusalem") group, condemned Touma-Suleiman, saying, "It is a disgrace that Israel's parliament includes representatives of the Popular Front terrorist organization, such as MK Suleiman. Time has come to condemn all Knesset members who support terrorism."
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