Has the legal solution been found that will allow right-wing ministers to vote in favor of releasing Arab-Israeli terrorists and also remain in the government? The proposal submitted by members of the Jewish Home party, according to which Arab-Israeli terrorists would be denied Israeli citizenship, is receiving significant backing from the Attorney General, who said that the move is possible.
The news website "Walla!" reports this evening that Weinstein made the remarks in a discussion held last week at the Prime Minister's Office. According to a political source familiar with the details, Weinstein made it clear that there is no legal impediment to taking the extraordinary step of revoking citizenship. The source added that the Ministry of Justice has been examining several ways to implement the move in recent days.
Weinstein's words, if they become an official legal opinion, will make it easier for right-wing ministers, especially members of the Jewish Home, to support, or at least not withdraw from, the government in the event that a deal involving the release of Arab-Israelis is brought to a decision in the government. The prisoners, who will no longer be Israelis, will in fact be no different from their Palestinian terrorist comrades, and the threat surrounding their release as Israelis will be removed. It will also make it possible to expel those terrorists from Israeli territory.
However, the move may encounter additional delays that will make its implementation difficult. The Palestinian Authority, for example, insists that all 104 terrorists that Israel promised to release as part of the negotiations will return home. The Authority emphasizes that this condition also includes the 14 terrorists with Israeli citizenship.
Revocation of citizenship is an exceptional measure, only possible in a few cases. According to Section 11 of the Citizenship Law, citizenship can be revoked if the citizen has committed an act that constitutes a breach of trust to the state, such as terrorism, treason, or espionage.
Assuming this is the case, the Minister of the Interior, with the approval of the Attorney General, may apply to the Administrative Court, which has the authority to revoke citizenship, and submit the request for revocation. If the only citizenship the citizen holds is Israeli citizenship, he will be granted a special permit to reside in Israel.
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