Ayman Odeh

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2015–2019

On 18 January 2017, Odeh was allegedly shot by a sponge-tipped bullet in the forehead by Israel Police as he protested against the demolition of homes in the Bedouin village of Umm al-Hiran. The police initially claimed that he was hit by stones thrown by other protestors. [25] It later backtracked, claiming both that it had never stated that Odeh was hit by stones and that it didn't know what caused Odeh's head injury. [26]

The British Forensic Architecture, led by Eyal Weizman of Goldsmiths, University of London, which analyzed video evidence of the incident strongly suspected that Odeh had been hit by a sponge-tipped bullet because 47 seconds of video had been redacted – precisely the time during which Odeh was injured. [27]

Incidents in Knesset

In November 2024, Odeh was ejected from the Knesset after accusing Prime Minister Netanyahu of being a "serial killer of peace". During his speech, Odeh recounted the story of a man whose rented apartment was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike while he was obtaining birth certificates for his newborn twins, killing both infants and their mother. [28] "What is your vision? A serial killer of peace?" Odeh said before being forcibly removed from the podium. [29] [30] On 22 May 2025, he condemned the Gaza war and was again, forcefully dragged out of the Knesset. [31]

References

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  9. 1 2 Miller, Elhanan (4 March 2015). "After uniting Arabs behind him, Ayman Odeh looks to lead opposition". The Times of Israel . Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  10. Shrenzel, Israel (28 February 2015). "The joint Arab list: Careful who you vote for". Haaretz . Retrieved 3 April 2015.
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  12. תוצאות האמת של הבחירות לכנסת ה-20 [Actual results of the 20th Knesset elections]. Central Elections Committee (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 2015-03-18. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
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  14. Sokol, Sam (15 July 2025). "Motion to expel Arab party head Odeh from Knesset fails to pass; coalition MKs heckle him". The Times of Israel . Retrieved 14 July 2025.
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  19. Schulman, Marc (6 March 2015). "Israeli Election: What Do Israeli Arabs Want?". Newsweek . Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  20. Eglash, Ruth (10 March 2015). "Israel's Arab political parties have united for the first time". The Washington Post. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  21. Ben Solomon, Ariel (6 October 2015). "Odeh: I do not put limits on the Palestinian struggle against 'occupation'". The Jerusalem Post.
  22. Harkov, Lahav (1 March 2016). "Joint List's Odeh threatens to resign from Knesset if bill is used to remove Balad MKs". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  23. Remnick, David (25 January 2016). "Seeds of Peace". The New Yorker . Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  24. Gancman, Lee (11 February 2016). "Right-winger arrested for death threats against chairman, Arab party says". The Times of Israel . Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  25. Shaham, Udi (18 January 2017). "Protesters claim Joint List MK shot in head as police secure Umm-al-Hiran". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 16 September 2020. Police stated that Odeh's head injury was the result of stone throwing by protesters.
  26. Zonszein, Mairav (31 January 2017). "Israel Police backtrack over injury to Palestinian MK". +972 Magazine. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  27. Breiner, Josh (3 June 2019). "New Footage Sheds Light on Fraught, Fatal 2017 Episode in Bedouin Village". Haaretz . Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  28. "Palestinian newborn twins killed as father obtained birth certificates". Reuters. 14 August 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  29. "Israeli Lawmaker Removed from Parliament After Calling Netanyahu 'Serial Killer of Peace'". Latin Times. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  30. "Palestinian MK calls Netanyahu a 'serial killer'". Middle East Monitor. 19 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  31. "Israeli opposition MP ejected from podium after condemning Gaza war – video". The Guardian.
Ayman Odeh
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Odeh in 2021
Faction represented in the Knesset Joint List
Party political offices
Preceded by Leader of Hadash
2015–present
Incumbent
New office Leader of the Joint List
2015–2019; 2019–present