Labor party candidate Stav Shaffir writes about her experience at a debate in Netanya, where candidates from Likud, Kadima, Habayit Hayehudi, and Otzma Leyisrael tried to force Yael Lehrer, the candidate from the Palestinian Balad party, off the stage by yelling and loudly singing Hatikva.
It's already clear which of the parties running for Knesset have racist nationalist ideologies. Now, Stav Shaffir has demonstrated that the Labor party is willing to stand up for democracy and pluralism in Israel.
English language post at the Daily Beast: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/01/11/netanya-s-undemocratic-elections-panel.html
Original facebook post: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151214864946608&set=a.402342761607.177924.508516607&type=1&theater
-Dafna
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