A policeman escorts a car carrying MK Ayman Odeh as right-wing demonstrators surround the vehicle in Ness Ziona, July 19, 2025. (X screenshot used in accordance with article 27a of the Copyright Law)
Police say the three people arrested over an attack on Arab lawmaker Ayman Odeh and his vehicle yesterday will appear in court today for a hearing on their detention.
The three are being held on suspicion of causing damage and making threats against a public official, police say.
Right-wing demonstrators assaulted Odeh and attacked his car as he traveled to an anti-war protest in Ness Ziona, days after the Knesset failed to approve a motion to expel him from the legislature over controversial comments he made on the conflict with Hamas in Gaza.
Demonstrators could be heard repeatedly cursing Odeh and chanting “Death to Arabs” in a video filmed from inside the vehicle.
Police arrested three Ness Ziona residents on suspicion of damaging Odeh’s vehicle, including cracking the windshield, describing the attack as “rare and severe.”
A police statement added that the force was examining further evidence to identify and arrest additional suspects.
MK Ayman Odeh in the assembly hall of the Knesset ahead of a failed vote on his proposed expulsion, July 14, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
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