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Israeli Knesset committee approves motion to impeach Arab lawmaker Ayman Odeh
- On Sunday, Hadash's planned support event for Odeh in Haifa was canceled after Betzalmo's appeal to the venue owners.
- Following Odeh's late May speech declaring “Gaza has won,” widespread condemnation by Haifa Mayor Yona Yahav and police complaints followed, fueling the controversy.
- Shai Glick of Betzalmo called the event an 'extreme incitement' and urged a Haifa boycott after the nursery canceled it following his appeal.
- The impeachment motion advances to the Knesset plenary for a 90-vote majority, with the full parliament needing 90 of 120 votes to expel Odeh.
- Odeh's unprecedented impeachment move allows him to petition the Supreme Court, marking the first time a Knesset lawmaker faces removal, with a complex legal process ahead.
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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.
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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 […]
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