From the Liveblog of
Monday, April 11, 2022
Prosecutor probing Joint List head over comments in video
The state prosecution has opened a probe into Joint List head Ayman Odeh after police complained about a video in which he urged Arab police officers to quit the force.
Odeh caused outrage on Sunday when he said Arab Israelis serving in the security forces in the West Bank and East Jerusalem were “humiliating” their own people and called on them to throw down their weapons and quit. He also said his ultimate goal was to see the Palestinian flag flying over Jerusalem.
The Ramadan video was met with calls for Odeh to be investigated for incitement to violence. Joining the calls Monday is the Movement for Quality Government in Israel, a nonpartisan good governance group.
The probe was launched by the deputy prosecutor for special positions, Walla news reports.
The Times of Israel Community.