Stav Shaffir speaks up for democracy

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

Stav Shaffir speaking to supporters in Haifa

“Our task is to take the lack of faith among voters and turn it into change” –Stav Shaffir, social justice protest leader and number eight on the Avodah Knesset list, at Barki in Haifa, January 6

It was awesome to turn up for this event and be greeted by a large crowd of young Avodah supporters!
-Dafna