Yossi Schwartz ISL (section of the RCIT in Israel/Occupied Palestine) 20.07.2025
Zionist propaganda and Western imperialism portray Israel as the only democratic country in the Middle East, while its police force is harsh, and bonapartist. (Every fascist regime is Bonapartist,but not every Bonapartism is Fascism). In recent weeks, the coalition has tried to oust Odeh from the Knesset, but the motion to remove him was ultimately defeated in a vote on Monday, after the coalition failed to obtain the required majority of 90 Knesset members. Several opposition Knesset members voted in favor of the impeachment, including Knesset members Debbie Bitton, Simon Davidson, Ron Katz, Yaron Levy, and Tatiana Mazarsky of Yesh Atid.
However, the venomous propaganda against Hadash Knesset members turned violent when right-wing activists attacked Ayman Odeh at a demonstration in Nes Ziona and smashed the windshield of his car.
The organizers of the anti-government demonstration told the police that they were afraid of violence, and the police promised that they would be reinforced, but the police, who are no more than Ben Gvir’s gang, did not prevent the violence. Even about an hour after the attack began, the attackers continued to try to beat Odeh as he went up to give a speech, and then they smashed the rear window of his car while he was inside.
At first, the assailants stormed a car in which Odeh had come to an anti-government demonstration and beat it. Some of the attackers, who arrived at the scene ahead of the demonstration and Odeh’s planned speech, chanted “Death to the Arabs.” The attackers smashed the rear window of the car and, according to an eyewitness, one of them also threw a stone at the car. The assault continued even after Odeh went up to speak at the demonstration, more than an hour after it began. While the right-wing activists were throwing objects at him, and even at the end of the speech, when Odeh left the scene in his car, the attackers again hit the car while he was driving in it.
The organizers of the demonstration told the police before the incident that they were afraid of violence, and the police assured them that they would be reinforced, but the police at the scene were unable to prevent the violence. “The police were not properly prepared, and the violence is escalating; there are not enough forces to control the rioters,” said one of the organizers of the demonstration. According to the demonstrators, the police did not arrest any of the attackers for a long time. Police said they had arrested three suspects on suspicion of involvement in the attack.
“They surrounded the car a few dozen, knocked on the car and broke the glass,” Odeh told Haaretz after the attack began. “I’m in a slightly remote place and waiting for instructions, but as far as I’m concerned, I intend to give a speech as long as the organizers want. I will not let the fascists win,” he said. After about an hour, Odeh did return to the center of the demonstration and went up to speak. The right-wing activists continued to try to attack him, and footage from the scene shows them throwing objects at him. One of the attackers was seen trying to hit Odeh with a flag. As noted, even after he finished his speech and returned to his car, right-wing activists continued to attack the car, smashing its rear window while he was still sitting inside. And the police are just watching from the sidelines.
The Hadash faction said that “despite the severity of the incident and the immediate danger, the police officers who were in the area did not arrest anyone. This is a violent, serious and dangerous political attack directed at an elected official. The fact that the police chose to stand by is a moral disgrace and a serious failure in fulfilling its duties.” Hadash added that the attack “comes from above, from organized incitement. The writing is on the wall, but we will erase it fearlessly and continue to go out and meet the entire public.”
Knesset member Kassif told Haaretz that Hadash members at the scene were subjected to “spitting, eggs and attempts to hit.” According to him, “there were only sparse police forces at the site, and no one was arrested.”
Opposition leader Yair Lapid said in crocodile tears that tonight, contrary to his position on Odeh’s ouster, he “condemns the violence against Odeh, and calls on the police to find those responsible and bring them to justice.” He added that “there is no place for political violence in a democratic country.” Democratic Chair Yair Golan said that “the violence against MK Odeh is a direct result of prolonged political incitement. Anyone who votes in the Knesset in favor of the removal of an Arab elected official because of his opinions, I can’t be shocked when the rioters attack him in the street.” He emphasized that “this is an attack against the entire Arab minority in Israel. This is a regime coup that comes with violence in the streets, incitement in the Knesset, and zero response from the police.” Golan is trying to unite Zionism with social democratic positions, and it is no coincidence that he attacked Netanyahu for agreeing to a ceasefire with Iran.
Blue and White Chairman Benny Gantz said that “the Israel Police must act harshly against the attackers of Ayman Odeh. No matter how deep the dispute is, violence is off-limits.” He added that he called on “all elected officials, coalition and opposition alike, to strongly condemn this dangerous event.” Interior Minister Moshe Arbel (Shas) said that he “condemns and condemns the smashing of the windshields of Knesset member Ayman Odeh,” and stressed that “the law enforcement authorities must bring the violent rioters to justice, and the entire leadership must condemn acts of violence unequivocally and unreservedly.” Except for Arbel, no one in the coalition condemned the violence.
The Internationalist Socialist League condemned the attempt to oust Odeh and denounced the attack on Odeh and Kassif by the radical nationalist right, even though we do not forget that the Maki, the fundamental component of Hadash, supported Assad, who slaughtered the Syrian people.
“Hadash’s announcement of support for Assad and his army’s takeover of Aleppo caused a stir over the weekend. Adel Amer, secretary-general of the Israeli Communist Party (Maki), said in a statement on Hadash’s Facebook page on Friday that “the unification of the city of Aleppo from the terrorist organizations is a turning point… in thwarting the attack of imperialism and reaction on the peoples of the region.” He added, “The unification of Aleppo puts an end to the plans to divide Syria, and reflects the failure of the strategy of the United States, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar, and their inability to continue to protect the terrorist organizations that destroyed Syria and terrorized its citizens.” [1]
However, only the more democratic Arab and Jewish population will decide who will represent them, and not Netanyahu and Ben-Gvir.
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