US EditionKnesset Home Committee Votes 14-2 to Impeach Israeli-Arab MK Ayman Odeh
- On Monday, the Knesset House Committee overwhelmingly approved moving forward with the impeachment of Arab MK Ayman Odeh due to his remarks supporting Palestinian detainees and the situation in Gaza.
- The impeachment followed Odeh's January social media post celebrating a hostage deal with Hamas and equating Israeli captives to imprisoned Arab terrorists.
- Lawmakers from the ruling coalition and opposition parties Yesh Atid and National Unity backed the measure, which now moves to the Knesset plenary for a majority vote.
- Committee Chairman MK Ofir Katz described the action taken today as a crucial initial move toward ousting Ayman Odeh and expressed hope for continued backing from the plenum.
- If 90 of 120 MKs approve, Odeh will be removed but can appeal to the Supreme Court, while human rights group Adalah condemned the effort as political persecution.
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Israeli Knesset committee advances move to impeach Arab lawmaker
Lawmakers in Israel on Monday voted overwhelmingly in favour of advancing the impeachment of Arab lawmaker Ayman Odeh, who has been targeted by the Israeli far-right for his comments on Gaza and Palestinian detainees. MKs on the Knesset House committee voted 14-2 in favour of Odeh's expulsion after Israeli opposition parties joined with the far-right governing coalition. Odeh, head of the left-wing Hadash-Ta'al alliance, has faced impeachment pr…
Knesset Committee Votes To Impeach MK Ayman Odeh
The Knesset House Committee on Monday voted 14-2 to impeach MK Ayman Odeh, the chairman of the Arab Hadash Ta’al party, over comments he made supporting terrorism. All representatives of the coalition parties voted in support of his ouster, along with representatives from Yisrael Beytenu, Yesh Atid, and the National Unity Party. Another vote on […]
Impeachment of anti-Zionist Arab MK clears first hurdle with Opposition backing
Knesset committee votes 14 to 2 to proceed with impeachment of the leader of the Arab Hadash-Ta’al party, after he equated freed hostages with jailed terrorists, and declared “Gaza will win” against Israel. By World Israel News Staff The Knesset gave preliminary backing on Monday for a bid to impeach an anti-Zionist Arab lawmaker, over comments he made regarding the ongoing war with Hamas and the January hostage deal. The Knesset’s House Committ…
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