Knesset Committee Meeting Descends Into Shouting Match and Accusations
Translated & summarized from NEWSru Israel by baba
The inaugural meeting of the 26th Knesset's organizational committee on November 11 devolved into a shouting match. Lawmakers traded insults, with MK Erez Tadmor calling MK Naama Lazimi a "clucking chicken" and MK Almog Cohen labeling Merav Ben-Ari a "terrorist supporter." MK Tali Gottlieb accused Yoav Segalovich of collaborating with terrorists. Arab MKs protested being called "terrorists" and demanded condemnation of the remarks.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Knesset committee meeting on November 11 featured heated exchanges and insults between lawmakers.
- MK Erez Tadmor called MK Naama Lazimi a "clucking chicken."
- MK Almog Cohen labeled MK Merav Ben-Ari a "terrorist supporter."
- MK Tali Gottlieb accused MK Yoav Segalovich of collaborating with terrorists.
- Arab MKs protested being called "terrorists" and demanded condemnation.
The first meeting of the 26th Knesset's organizational committee on Wednesday, November 11, was marred by a heated exchange between lawmakers. Committee Chairman Roi Folkman had to intervene to calm participants.
According to N12, Likud MK Erez Tadmor told MK Naama Lazimi of the Democrats that she was "clucking like a chicken." In a separate incident, MK Almog Cohen of the Likud called Merav Ben-Ari of Bayahad a "terrorist supporter." Ben-Ari responded indignantly, asking, "Who are you?"
Likud MK Tali Gottlieb accused Yoav Segalovich, who was elected to the Knesset on the Ra'am party list, of collaborating with terrorists. Gottlieb refused to leave the meeting room when asked.
Arab MKs, whom Likud lawmakers had labeled "terrorists" and Hamas supporters, protested and demanded that the committee chairman condemn these remarks.
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