Far-left MK Ofer Cassif responds to protester with death threat
Cassif scuffled with police after attempting to raise a Palestinian flag in Jerusalem's Old City.
Hadash-Ta'al MK Ofer Cassif sparked outrage on Thursday after a verbal altercation in which a Jewish protester shouted toward him "Jews are murdered here, my friend was murdered here" and the MK responded "soon by you."
פרסמתי ב'בחדרי': האמירה המקוממת של ח"כ עופר כסיף. במהלך מחאה בעיר העתיקה בירושלים, הטיח יהודי בחבר הכנסת מחד"ש: "יהודים נרצחים פה, חבר שלי נרצח פה". כסיף השיב: "בקרוב אצלך"כל הפרטים: https://t.co/mLcsz3Qfqd pic.twitter.com/DaNvvzIy2M
— יאיר לוי (@Yair__Levy) June 8, 2023
The footage was published on Thursday by the haredi news site Behadrei Haredim. The incident took place as Cassif was walking through the Old City of Jerusalem.
Behadrei Haredim reported that Cassif responded to inquiries on the matter by saying that the person who had shouted at him is a "violent harasser" and that the MK did not deny that he had made the statement in question.
Cassif clashes with police while trying to raise the Palestinian flag
Cassif was additionally filmed scuffling with police after police officers attempted to confiscate a Palestinian flag he was holding in the Old City on Thursday.
הגעתי אמש להפגנת מחאה ברובע המוסלמי בירושלים המזרחית הכבושה נגד גירוש משפחת סוב לבן מביתה לטובת מתנחלים גזענים.המשטרה הפעילה אלימות קשה נגד מפגינים שלווים, כולל כנגדי, בניסיון למנוע הנפה חוקית של דגל פלסטין. שיהיה ברור! חבלות פיזיות רק מחשלות את רוחי.(1/2) pic.twitter.com/XKZEk0W5oh
— Ofer Cassif עופר כסיף عوفر كسيف (@ofercass) June 9, 2023
Cassif filed a complaint with the Department of Internal Police Investigations after the scuffle.
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