The Knesset fails to dismiss a representative who supported South Africa’s complaint. Ofer Kassif, whose communist party the Democratic Front for Peace and Equality sits in the opposition ranks on a joint list with the leftist Arab Movement for Change party.
Kassif signed an open letter supporting the accusations against Israel but denied allegations that he supports Hamas. The unusual vote to remove a sitting member of parliament reflects anger in Israel over a lawsuit filed by South Africa, which says the Israeli war on Gaza amounts to genocide.