Arab Knesset Member Ahmed Tibi (United Arab List-Ta'al) landed in Beirut Wednesday night despite an official travel ban on government representatives from visiting 'enemy states.' Tibi arrived in Lebanon after travelling to Yemen.
This is not the first time Tibi has spent time in Lebanon. He was criticized during the Second Lebanon War for travelling to Beirut despite Hizbullah attacks being launched at Israel from Lebanese soil.
Army Radio, which first reported the story, said it was not known if Tibi had met with anyone Israel would consider an 'enemy combatant'.
Tibi defended his previous trip to Lebanon last year while a bill to ban travel to 'enemy states' during times of war was being read before the Knesset. 'If I am invited [to an enemy state], I'll go despite the law. I am sure that a person who violates a law that is unjust - or whose conscience is completely clear and is willing to pay the price and be imprisoned in order to raise public awareness regarding injustice - is truly showing his respect for the highest values,' Tibi argued.
Tibi garnered attention recently after attending the funeral of PFLP leader George Habash in Amman. Habash was known for the violent attacks he plotted against Israelis and Jews. 4/3/2008
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