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Knesset Clash Erupts Ahead of Hearing on Efforts to Ban Ra'am
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First reported by Now 14 · 5 days ago
What happened
MK Gilad Kariv tried to stop a Knesset committee hearing on a bid to outlaw Ra'am, triggering an unusual clash in the corridors of parliament. The hearing followed a Channel 14 report alleging ties between Ra'am figures and terror organizations, including Mansour Abbas's presence at a Turkey meeting with Hamas and Islamic Jihad officials.
- 01Kariv tried to block the National Security Committee hearing and told the Central Elections Committee lawyer to leave.
- 02The hearing concerns a petition to ban Ra'am and possible diversion of funds to terror-linked bodies.
- 03Channel 14 reported Abbas attended a Turkey meeting with Hamas and Islamic Jihad figures.
- 04Footage allegedly showed Abbas near Hamas official Husam Badran.
- 05The issue could affect Ra'am's role after the next election.
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