Israel is planning to change election rules to keep the Arab political parties from being represented in Parliament. As in the case of US Republicans, the aim is to be able to claim to have a democracy while not really having one.

I disagree with Ms Zoabi on one point: kidnaping (or killing) civilians for a political purposes is indeed terrorism. The forces of repression continually try to stretch that word to apply it to whatever displeases them, but it does have a valid meaning and that act fits it.

Which is not to say that that act justified Israel's repressive response which was apparently designed to provoke Hamas into giving an excuse to attack Gaza.

Anyway, Ms Zoabi's opinions are no excuse for legal discrimination. And prosecuting anyone for insulting thugs (or anyone else) is obvious injustice.