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Hadash-Ta’al chair Odeh vows to ‘stand firm’ amid efforts to expel him from Knesset
Sam Sokol is the Times of Israel's political correspondent. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"
Hadash-Ta’al chairman Ayman Odeh promises to “stand firm” after Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana announces that a vote to expel him from parliament will take place on July 14.
“We will stand against fascism, against Kahanism, against Jewish supremacy, against the occupation, and against all the anti-democratic forces that try to silence us and destroy our common space,” Odeh writes on X.
“We will stand firm. For equality, for freedom of expression, for democracy, for peace, and for a better future – for all of us!”
Members of the Knesset House Committee voted 14-2 in favor of impeaching the Arab lawmaker on Monday, paving the way for the matter to be referred to the Knesset plenum, where 90 MKs would have to vote in favor in order to oust Odeh.
At issue is a statement Odeh made earlier this year that appeared to equate Israeli hostages held in Gaza by terrorists with Palestinian security prisoners held in Israel.
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