A stormy discussion in the Knesset committee on the demand to impeach MK Ofer Kasif/Knesset channel
Another step on the road to impeachment: Today (Tuesday), the Knesset committee approved the impeachment request against Knesset member Ofer Kasif from the Hadash party. This, by a majority of 14 ministers who voted in favor of his impeachment, against only two who opposed. At this point, the request will be forwarded to another vote in the plenum, in which A majority of 90 members of the Knesset will be required to vote in favor of his impeachment in order for it to be decided. After that, if he is impeached, he will have the option of appealing to the High Court.
Attorney Michael Sephard, Kasif's defense attorney: "The truth is simple, MK Kasif despises Hamas. If you want to be honest with yourself, you must, according to the evidence before you, reject the request, which attributes to him support for Hamas's armed struggle against Israel. Be Honest to the law and justice."
By a majority of 14 MKs: the Knesset Committee voted in favor of removing MK Kasif/Knesset Speaker, Noam Moshkowitz
The Labor Party opposed the decision, saying: "The opinions of the Knesset Speaker and the Government Speaker clearly state that MK Kasif's actions do not establish grounds for impeachment as provided by law.
As much as Netanyahu and his accomplices are not lovers of the law - Israel is a democratic state of law."
However, they added and argued that "supporting a lawsuit accusing the State of Israel of genocide, while our sons and daughters are fighting in Gaza, sacrificing their souls in the just war after the terrible massacre - this is an outrageous act that will not be forgiven." , however, clarified: "We will not support the impeachment process that is against the law and is anti-democratic, we will not participate in another spin designed to try to distract attention from the lawlessness of the abductions and the abductees and prevent the investigation of the horrific failure of Shiva in October."
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