▁Jewish ▁and ▁Arab ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁K ness et ▁al ike ▁to ▁support ▁a ▁new ▁K ness et ▁committee ▁( which ▁he ▁had ▁joined ▁as ▁a ▁member ) ▁lo bb ying ▁for ▁the ▁re - emph as izing ▁of ▁the ▁culture ▁of ▁Jews ▁from ▁Arab ▁and ▁Muslim ▁lands . ▁In ▁that ▁speech , ▁O de h ▁summar ized ▁his ▁position ▁thus : ▁" The ▁culture ▁of ▁the ▁Jews ▁of ▁Arab ▁and ▁Islam ic ▁countries ▁is ▁a ▁shared ▁Jewish ▁and ▁Arab ▁culture . ▁Because ▁of ▁this , ▁the ▁state ▁has ▁fought ▁[ ag ain st ] ▁it , ▁and ▁yet ▁because ▁of ▁this ▁[ same ▁reason ], ▁we ▁must ▁fight ▁to ▁strength en ▁it ." ▁ ▁O de h ▁says , ▁" We ▁represent ▁those ▁who ▁are ▁invisible ▁in ▁this ▁country , ▁and ▁we ▁give ▁them ▁a ▁voice . ▁We ▁also ▁bring ▁a ▁message ▁of ▁hope ▁to ▁all ▁people , ▁not ▁just ▁to ▁the ▁Arab s , ▁but ▁to ▁the ▁Jews , ▁too ". ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁O de h ▁gave ▁support ▁to ▁the ▁" un ar med ▁Palest in ian ▁struggle ". ▁However , ▁when ▁asked ▁about ▁" throw ing ▁rocks , ▁... ▁fire b omb s , ▁and ▁shooting ▁at ▁cars ", ▁O de h ▁respond ed ▁that ▁regarding ▁throwing ▁rocks , ▁he ▁supported ▁the ▁first ▁int if ada . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁O de h ▁considered ▁res ign ing ▁from ▁the ▁K ness et ▁to ▁show ▁his ▁protest ▁against