Two political explosive hearings have been scheduled by the far right and racist coalition for July 14, in proceedings that could both set historical precedents. On that day, the Knesset will meet to vote on expelling Hadash-Ta’al faction chair Ayman Odeh from parliament, while a ministerial committee is also scheduled to hold a hearing on firing embattled Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara.

Odeh on Wednesday promised to stand firm after Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana (Likud) announced the date for the vote against him. “We will stand against fascism, against Kahanism, against Jewish supremacy, against the occupation, and against all the anti-democratic forces that try to silence us and destroy our common space,” Odeh wrote on X. “We will stand firm. For equality, for freedom of expression, for democracy, for peace, and for a better future – for all of us!”

MK Ayman Odeh attends Hadash–Ta’al faction meeting at the Knesset last Monday, June 30, 2025 (Photo: Yonatan Sindel / Flash90)

Last Monday, the Knesset House Committee voted 14-2 to impeach the top Hadash lawmaker. Only Ra’am MK Waleed Taha and Hadash-Ta’al MK Ahmad Tibi voted against his impeachment, paving the way for the matter to be referred to the Knesset plenum, where 90 MKs would have to vote in favor of ousting Odeh.

A law passed in 2016 allows for 90 MKs to vote to remove a colleague who expressed support “for an armed struggle” against Israel. Since the law passed, no MKs have been voted out of office. An attempt to remove Hadash MK Ofer Cassif failed in the Knesset plenum in February 2024 after only 85 of the 120 parliamentarians voted in favor.

In response, Adalah’s General Director, Attorney Dr. Hassan Jabareen, who represented MK Odeh before the committee commented: “This is not a legal process, it is a campaign of political persecution. The overwhelming support for this motion, from both the ruling coalition and the opposition, despite the clear illegality of the procedure, is part of a broader fascist and racist campaign targeting Arab political parties and their representatives. The motion to expel MK Ayman Odeh is a racist attempt to silence him for his principled stance against state violence, repression, and occupation.”

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