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View of the Peace Palace which houses World Court in The Hague, Netherlands, September 19, 2023
ISRAELI Knesset member Ofer Cassif of the Communist Party of Israel was today targeted for removal from office after signing a petition accusing Israel of committing genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza.
This comes ahead of the case against Israel being spearheaded by the South African government at the International Court of Justice later this week.
Mr Cassif, the sole Jewish MK in the predominantly Arab Hadash-Ta’al coalition which includes the Communist Party, said on Sunday: “My constitutional duty is to Israeli society and all of its residents, not to a government whose members and its coalition are calling for ethnic cleansing and even actual genocide.
While international actors discuss governance and reconstruction, Netanyahu has made it clear that Israel has no intention of ending its military occupation, says RAMZY BAROUD
ASSAF TALGAM talks to an Israeli Communist lawmaker about the need to use every tool of democratic and non-violent struggle; how Israeli society has changed since October 7 2023; and the persecution of the left in the parliamentary arena
