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October Council calls on Knesset speaker to resign following violent clash
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The October Council calls on Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana to resign following the violent clash between families of Oct. 7 victims and Knesset ushers who blocked them from entering the Knesset’s gallery.
“Yesterday we sent a letter to Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, announcing the intention of dozens of bereaved families to come to the guest gallery and watch the discussion on establishing a state commission of inquiry,” the group says in a statement.
“The violence directed at the families of the October Council is unacceptable,” it says, arguing that it is aimed at preventing the families from receiving answers regarding what happened to their loved ones on October 7.
“The Knesset speaker should resign today. By ordering bereaved families to be beaten by the Knesset Guard, [he has caused] the entire State of Israel to be ashamed of him,” the group says. “Our patience is running out.”
It is not clear that Ohana had a hand in the ushers’ conduct.
Opposition Leader Yair Lapid tweets: “There is no limit to the horror and shame of the images of Knesset guards forcibly pushing away bereaved October 7 families.
“Amir Ohana is a partner in this disgrace. No one has degraded the institution of the Knesset speaker more than him.”
The Times of Israel Community.