From the Liveblog of
Monday, January 29, 2024
Likud MK kicked out of impeachment hearing for rant against Cassif
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"
As the Knesset House Committee debates impeaching Hadash-Ta’al MK Ofer Cassif, Likud MK Hanoch Milwidsky is asked to leave the hearing for several minutes after interrupting Cassif’s lawyer with an angry tirade.
"גם את היפי נפש הם שחטו" – כך אמר ח"כ מילביצקי לח"כ נאור שירי בעקבות ה-7 באוקטובר: "הם היו הורגים גם אותך אם הייתה להם הזדמנות, אתה יודע? גם את היפי נפש הם שחטו"@hanochmilwidsky @KibbutzMov @naorshiri @Likud_Party @YeshAtidParty pic.twitter.com/dqBmpu6ALY
— ערוץ כנסת (@KnessetT) January 29, 2024
“You are enemies of Israel, you support our enemies and we will never allow this to become normal,” Milwidsky screams, cutting off attorney Michael Sfard.
Sfard argues that Cassif’s actions in supporting a South African genocide petition against Israel in the International Court of Justice do not rise to the standard needed to be considered support for armed struggle against the State of Israel.
