In this exclusive town hall Q&A with Israeli politician Ofer Cassif (recorded before the arrest warrants were issued), the left-wing lawmaker joined Mehdi and an audience of Zeteo paid subscribers to discuss his suspension from the Knesset after criticizing both the Israeli military and government. Cassif is an outspoken opponent of Israel’s occupation of Gaza and the West Bank and is the only Jewish member of the Knesset, Israel’s Parliament, to support South Africa’s genocide case at the ICJ.
“Politically, the situation is very grave and it’s in a continuous escalation,” Cassif tells Mehdi.
“I expressed the views I hold and for which I was elected,” Cassif, who has been a member of the Arab-majority Hadash-Ta’al Party in the Knesset for nearly five years, says in the Zeteo town hall. “I tried to represent the values that my movement cling[s] to and believe[s] in … We are against the genocidal massacre that Israel has been carrying out in Gaza for over a year.” ….more
