Odeh slams ‘pathological liar’ Erdan over incitement accusations

19 January 2017, 3:55 pm

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Joint (Arab) List chairman Ayman Odeh hits back at Erdan’s call for an investigation into incitement by him and two fellow party MKs, calling the public security minister a “pathological liar.”

MK Ayman Odeh (center) of the Joint List and other Arab Israeli leaders stand at the scene of fatal clashes in the Bedouin village of Umm al-Hiran, where he was injured, on Wednesday, January 18, 2017 (courtesy)

“Minister Erdan is a serial inciter and a pathological liar,” Ayman says in a statement.

“We already called for a state commission [into the car-ramming] yesterday. We have nothing to hide. We are demanding a comprehensive investigation into the chain of events, and especially into the conduct of the police for the violent and cruel evacuation of Umm al-Hiran.”

“There are those responsible for the bloodshed that occurred in Umm al-Hiran. They are those who use the police force for political propaganda purposes,” the statement adds.

— Dov Lieber