Ofer Cassif
Lawmaker May Golan was addressing the controversy surrounding the appointment of Noam Party head Maoz to a department in the Education Ministry.
“We want this bloodshed to end, and it will end when the occupation ends,” said MK Ofer Cassif as MKs angrily interrupted.
Hadash Knesset members skip traditional photo in front of Israeli seal and flags
In a video, a Knesset usher leads party leader Ayman Odeh to a room with the seal and flags. Then, when the photographers asked him to come in for a picture, he waves them off and walks away.
“This is an unprecedented incident in which a Knesset member allowed himself to attack a policeman who is fulfilling his duties,” police officer’s attorney says.
Responding to two recent confrontations, one violent, between police and Knesset members, Israel Police Commissioner Yaakov Shabtai says such incidents will not be tolerated.
In Facebook post marking Palestinian Prisoners Day, Ofer Cassif, who was injured by police at an eastern Jerusalem protest last week, calls for an end to the “occupation.”
Joint Arab List lawmaker Ofer Cassif criticizes Israel’s prime minister and public security minister for “inaction” in the face of “police brutality” during demonstrations.