{"id":20294,"date":"2025-07-15T15:57:43","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T15:57:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=20294"},"modified":"2025-07-15T20:08:36","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T20:08:36","slug":"israeli-knesset-fails-to-expel-arab-mp-ayman-odeh-over-gaza-support-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/07\/15\/israeli-knesset-fails-to-expel-arab-mp-ayman-odeh-over-gaza-support-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli Knesset Fails to Expel Arab MP Ayman Odeh Over Gaza Support Statement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-On Monday evening, the Israeli Knesset failed to secure the required majority to expel Arab lawmaker Ayman Odeh from parliament, following a social media post in which he expressed support for a prisoner exchange deal with Hamas and voiced solidarity with the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"889\" data-end=\"1151\">According to the Hebrew newspaper Israel Hayom, 73 Knesset members voted in favor of expelling Odeh, while 15 voted against. To expel Odeh\u2014leader of the \u201cArab Front for Change\u201d list\u2014a supermajority of 90 out of 120 members was required, which was not achieved.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1153\" data-end=\"1375\">Israeli Army Radio reported that members of the opposition parties \u201cYesh Atid\u201d (23 seats) and \u201cBlue and White\u201d (8 seats), along with \u201cUnited Torah Judaism\u201d (7 seats), a coalition partner, did not attend the voting session.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14832\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14832\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14832 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/knestt.jpg\" alt=\"According to the Hebrew newspaper Israel Hayom, 73 Knesset members voted in favor of expelling Odeh, while 15 voted against. To expel Odeh\u2014leader of the \u201cArab Front for Change\u201d list\u2014a supermajority of 90 out of 120 members was required, which was not achieved.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/knestt.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/knestt-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/knestt-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14832\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Israeli Knesset<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 data-start=\"21\" data-end=\"54\">Knesset Fails to Expel Ayman Odeh<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1377\" data-end=\"1768\">Reacting to the failed attempt, Odeh wrote on X (formerly Twitter):\u201cI\u2019m staying. The despicable and fascist attempt against me has failed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1377\" data-end=\"1768\">He continued:\u201cThis time, fascism didn\u2019t pass, and we won\u2019t let it pass. We will stand firm and continue the struggle for democracy, equality, and peace. Both peoples must be liberated from the yoke of occupation\u2014we were all born free.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1770\" data-end=\"2166\">In contrast, Israeli Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu wrote on X:\u201cEven if we didn\u2019t manage to remove the suit-wearing terrorist today, we are still advancing toward victory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1770\" data-end=\"2166\">He added:\u201cTerror supporters like Odeh will not succeed. The problem is that we are a smart and wise people, but some among us are scattered and clueless,\u201d referring to the opponents of the expulsion vote.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2168\" data-end=\"2314\">The Knesset House Committee had previously voted on June 30 to expel Odeh by a margin of 14 to 2, setting the stage for the general assembly vote.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18460\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18460\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18460 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/26-1.jpg\" alt=\"Vote Falls Short Despite Right-Wing Pressure; Odeh Declares Victory Against \u201cFascist\u201d Attempt\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/26-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/26-1-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/26-1-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18460\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ayman Odeh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-start=\"2316\" data-end=\"2685\">The campaign was launched following a complaint filed by Likud MK Avichay Barvay, based on a January 2025 social media post by Odeh, in which he welcomed the release of hostages and prisoners in Gaza: \u201cI\u2019m happy for the release of the kidnapped and prisoners. From here, both peoples must be freed from the violence of occupation\u2014we were all born free,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2687\" data-end=\"2806\">The campaign intensified last month after Odeh declared during a protest in Haifa: \u201cGaza has won, Gaza will win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2808\" data-end=\"3076\">On Monday, Haaretz reported that the ultra-Orthodox Shas party had announced its support for Odeh\u2019s expulsion. However, religious parties are currently abstaining from legislative votes due to a dispute with the government over the draft law for ultra-Orthodox Jews.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3078\" data-end=\"3229\">Unnamed Israeli sources told Haaretz that \u201cthe proposal would not achieve the 90 votes required even if the Haredi parties lifted their boycott.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-On Monday evening, the Israeli Knesset failed to secure the required majority to expel Arab lawmaker Ayman Odeh from parliament, following a social media post in which he expressed support for a prisoner exchange deal with Hamas and voiced solidarity with the Gaza Strip. 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