3 lawmakers miss swearing-in ceremony; Arab MKs leave Knesset during anthem

Labor lawmaker Shelly Yachimovich, and Hadash-Ta’al members Aida Touma-Sliman and Yousef Jabareen, miss the swearing-in ceremony for the 21st Knesset.

Yachimovich announced in advance she would miss the ceremony, according to the Ynet news site.

All of the lawmakers present from Hadash-Ta’al and Ra’am-Balad, a pair of alliances of Arab parties, walk out of the plenum during the national anthem, Hatikva.

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