Posts Tagged: Arab MK Basel Ghattas
Former Israeli MK Jailed for Smuggling Cell Phones to Terrorists Out of Prison
JNS.org - Former Israeli Knesset member Basel Ghattas, who was arrested in 2016 for smuggling cellular phones to convicted terrorist Walid Daka in Israel’s Ktzi’ot Prison...
Israel’s Culture Minister Accuses NIF of Aiding Terrorists
JNS.org - Israel’s Minister of Culture and Sport Miri Regev alleged on Monday that the New Israel Fund (NIF) nonprofit has direct connections with Basel Ghattas,...
Arab Knesset Member Reaches Plea Deal to Serve 2 Years in Jail for Security Offenses
JNS.org - Israeli-Arab Knesset Member Basel Ghattas will plead guilty and serve two years in prison after being charged with smuggling cellphones and other materials to Palestinian...
Impeachment Proceedings Underway for Arab Knesset Member
JNS.org - Israeli Environmental Protection Minister Ze’ev Elkin filed a petition with Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein to begin impeachment proceedings against Arab lawmaker Member of Knesset...
Arab MK to Be Indicted for Allegedly Smuggling Contraband to Terrorist Prisoners
JNS.org - Israeli Arab Knesset member Basel Ghattas (Joint List), who is suspected of smuggling cellular phones, SIM cards and coded messages to security prisoners in...
Suspended Arab Knesset Member Vows to Keep Visiting Terrorists’ Families
JNS.org - Member of Knesset Basel Ghattas, one of three Knesset members from the Joint Arab List party who were recently suspended after visiting late Palestinian...
3 Arab Knesset Members Suspended for Meeting With Terrorists’ Families
JNS.org - Three Arab members of the Israeli Knesset — Haneen Zoabi, Basel Ghattas, and Jamal Zahalka, all of the Joint Arab List party’s Balad faction...
Israel’s Attorney General Weighs Disciplinary Action Against Arab MKs Who Met With Terrorists’ Families
Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit has decided to examine the possibility of taking disciplinary action against Balad MKs Jamal Zahalka, Haneen Zoabi and Basel Ghattas, after...
Arab Knesset Members Under Fire for Meeting With Terrorists’ Families
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein said Thursday that they plan to file personal complaints with the Knesset’s Ethics Committee...
Arab MK Violates Temple Mount Visitation Ban, Netanyahu Says Move Inflames Tension
JNS.org - Arab Member of Knesset Basel Ghattas (Joint Arab List) decided to visit the Temple Mount on Wednesday, violating a ban on visitation for Israeli...
Arab Knesset Member Reprimanded for Taking Part in Latest Gaza Flotilla
JNS.org - Basel Ghattas, an Arab member of the Israeli Knesset, was reprimanded by a Knesset Ethics Committee for his participation in an illegal flotilla to...
Pro-Palestinian Activists, Including Arab MK, Set Sail to Break Gaza Blockade
JNS.org - A ship of pro-Palestinian activists, including an Israeli-Arab member of the Knesset, set sail for the Gaza Strip on Friday in an attempt to...
Arab MK Riles Up Knesset by Wearing Keffiyeh at Podium
JNS.org - Member of Knesset Basel Ghattas (Balad) caused a ruckus in the Israeli legislature on Wednesday when he rose to speak at the...
