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Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Party head of far-left MK up for expulsion is ejected from Knesset hearing
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Hadash-Ta’al chairman Ahmad Tibi is asked to leave a hearing on the impeachment of MK Ofer Cassif after repeatedly interrupting Likud MK Moshe Saada.
Tibi and fellow Hadash-Ta’al lawmaker Aida Touma-Sliman object to Saada’s contention that Cassif’s support for South Africa’s “genocide” case against Israel at the International Court of Justice constitutes support for armed struggle against the state of Israel.
“He is calling for action,” Saada declares, prompting Tibi to shout back: “You called to destroy all of Gaza.”
During an interview earlier this month, Saada stated that he has repeatedly heard people he knows call to “destroy” the residents of the Gaza Strip.
Cassif, the only Jewish member of the Arab-majority Hadash-Ta’al party, signed a petition of support earlier this month for South Africa’s case at the International Court of Justice and has publicly accused Israeli leaders of advocating for crimes against humanity against the Palestinians.
In response to Cassif’s “treasonous” actions, MK Oded Forer set out to invoke a previously unused legal mechanism contained in the 2016 Suspension Law, under which legislators may expel colleagues from their ranks if they are found to have committed one of a number of infractions, including expressing support “for an armed struggle” against Israel or inciting racism.
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