Ofer Cassif
Election panel votes to bar Ofer Cassif from Knesset race, Supreme Court review set for next week
The proceedings opened with a separate request to disqualify MK Ofer Cassif. The committee was also scheduled to consider the case against Abu Shehadeh on Wednesday.
Ra’am, Joint List fight bids to bar them from Knesset election
Israel Election 2026: What do Yousef Jabareen’s Joint Arab List and Mansour Abbas’ Ra’am stand for?
MK Cassif claims IDF soldier assaulted him while trying to block his entry to West Bank town Kusra
Ofer Cassif expelled from Knesset for accusing IDF of war crimes
He will be suspended for six months and have his pay withheld for two weeks from November 12; this is one of the most severe punishments against an MK in recent years.
Why did the High Court let a far-right Kahanist run for office? - opinion
The implication of these observations is that the High Court made a highly questionable decision that has contributed to the mayhem that has characterized Netanyahu’s coalition ever since.
Tensions in National Unity after Gantz's absence from Cassif impeachment vote
Day after failed ousting of MK Ofer Cassif, New Hope disappointed with four Blue and White members' absence during crucial vote, deepening political rifts.
MK Ofer Cassif avoids impeachment in political drama, vote splits coalition and opposition
85 voted in favor, five less than the required amount.
Israel's Knesset could be set to impeach an MK for the first time ever
First-ever impeachment vote likely to be repealed by Supreme Court if it passes in the Knesset plenum.
Far-left MK Ofer Cassif impeached by Knesset Home Committee
The impeachment will now be put to a vote in the Knesset plenum, where a minimum of 90 MKs must vote in favor of it.
'Far-left lawmaker's support of genocide claim not enough for impeachment'
To proceed to a vote in the Knesset plenum, at least three-quarters of the committee members must vote in favor of Cassif's impeachment.
Knesset Home Committee debates expulsion of MK Cassif
At least 90 members of Knesset must support Cassif's expulsion to proceed to a vote. The Knesset has never before impeached a fellow member.
European MPs call for EU to oppose removal of Hadash MK Ofer Cassif
Hadash MK Ofer Cassif's expulsion is being sought by Israel Beitenu Chairman MK Oded Forrer for Cassif's support of South Africa's ICJ case against Israel.
Otzma Yehudit MK Almog Cohen interrogated by Lahav 433
The interrogation against Cohen was under suspicion of assault, injuring another person in 2013 while he was serving as a police officer.
