In this video, Ofer Cassif, the only Jewish member of the Arab Hadash party is seen walking through the Old City.
In the video, he appears to say that he supports the killing of Jews. While Cassif has been known for his inflammatory comments in the past, even this sort of statement is far beyond him. Yet, the words on the video do not lie and Cassif appears to be supportive of unhindered violence against Israel’s Jewish inhabitants.
Hadash was formed in 1977 and boasts a marxist non-Zionists philosophy. It is supported mainly by secular Arabs, from Christian communities in the Galil. It also draws around 10,000 leftist Jewish votes every election cycle.
Cassif is a paid Knesset member and although incitement is illegal in Israel, Cassif regularly gets away with such inflammatory comments.