Ofer Cassif, member of the Israeli Knesset (parliament) from the Joint List, gives an interview with AFP in Jerusalem on April 19, 2021. - Ofer Cassif, the only Jewish lawmaker on parliament's main Arab list, has established himself as the troublemaker of the Israeli political scene with his controversial positions on Zionism and settlements.
After the Hamas attack on Israel earlier this month, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition leader Benny Gantz joined forces to form an emergency unity government, with the goal of fighting a war against Hamas in Gaza. That makes Ofer Cassif and his colleagues outliers in the Israeli parliament.Ofer Cassif is one of a handful of members of the Knesset, Israel's parliament, who opposes his country's siege and bombardment on the Gaza Strip.
"I have to condemn totally, with no reservation, of course, the terrible slaughter that Hamas carried out against innocent civilians in the south of Israel. There was no justification for such a massacre," Cassif, a Jewish member of the Arab-Jewish opposition coalition Hadash-Ta'al, told"Having been saying that, there's no justification for the carnage that Israel carries out at the moment. Because those who are harmed, assaulted and killed mostly innocent civilians.
As you know, the Canadian government and several other governments around the world have designated Hamas as a terrorist organization. So is peace even possible while Hamas is in power in Gaza? And I put lot of responsibility the carnage that goes on ... on the international community, and especially on the United States. That instead of ending the occupation pursuing a peaceful solution ... it's been doing the opposite. It arms Israel and only ignites more fire. And I beg everyone to stop it, because common people are dead.Warning: this video contains disturbing details | Relatives of Israelis taken hostage by Hamas hold vigil outside of the Ministry of Defence.
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