Kadima Boosts Arab Influence in Knesset
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Ruling party to assign greater number of Arab MKs to major Knesset committees, in bid to ensure approval of future plan to withdraw from West Bank.
Right-wing MKs were outraged with the decision, claiming that the Arab parties have been granted representation not proportional to their relative power in parliament. Worried that the proposed distribution will be approved by the Knesset’s arranging committee, the rightist factions are trying to form a “plenum rebellion” that would take shape in constant interruptions during Knesset sessions, until the committees’ distribution is changed.