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Likud MK Gotliv physically restrained after Knesset outburst at Arab MK
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSam Sokol is a former political correspondent at The Times of Israel. 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"
Likud MK Tally Gotliv is physically restrained by Knesset ushers after approaching the podium during a speech by Hadash-Ta’al MK Ahmad Tibi during a debate in the Knesset plenum.
The firebrand MK approaches Tibi, as he rails against “fascist” legislation which would essentially bar UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees and their descendants, from operating in Israel, and severely curtail its activities in Gaza and the West Bank.
“The Palestinian people will be freed from the occupation,” Tibi screams, as rightwing MKs call for him to leave the Knesset.
During the confrontation, ushers work to keep National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and Hadash-Ta’al leader MK Ayman Odeh separate, as they yell at each other.
Gotliv was removed from the plenum earlier this evening, after yelling at Opposition Leader Yair Lapid when he was addressing lawmakers.
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