Knesset ethics panel suspends Ofer Casssif for 45 days for anti-Israel statements

Cassif, in one of two cases that led to a suspension, gave an interview in which he accused Israel of enacting a plan in its war with Hamas which he compared to the Nazi's Final Solution against Jews

MK Ofer Cassif who was allegedly attacked by Israeli police officers during a protest on Friday, arrives to file a complaint at the Police Internal Investigations Department, in Jerusalem on April 11, 2021

(photo credit: NOAM REVKIN FENTON/FLASH90)

ByARIELLA MARSDEN

OCTOBER 18, 2023 12:59

Updated: OCTOBER 18, 2023 20:59

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