Don't use halacha to justify excluding Arab party from coalition gov't
As the Israelites prepared to enter the land of Canaan, Moses warned them to appoint only a Jewish monarch, providing insight into the halachic decision to include an Arab party in the coalition.
MANSOUR ABBAS, head of the Ra’am party, seen June 2 after signing the coalition agreement.(photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/FLASH90)BySHLOMO BRODYUpdated: