Members of the Knesset have announced that they have started collecting signatures for the required process of ousting a Knesset member and intend to initiate the dismissal process against the Knesset member from the Ra'am Party, who claimed that Hamas did not rape women or murder children in the October seventh massacre.
Members of the Knesset Osher Shekalim from the Likud party, along with Knesset member Hanoch Milwidsky, have officially written to the Knesset Speaker, notifying him of their intention to gather 70 Knesset member signatures, as required by law. Their goal is to initiate and activate the dismissal process of a Knesset member against Knesset member Khatib from the Ra'am Party. This is under the provision of the Basic Law of the Knesset, specifically Section 7A, which stipulates that 'support for a specific struggle of an enemy state or a terrorist organization' is a reason for disqualifying a candidate from running for the Knesset.
The announcement comes after Knesset member Khatib from the Ra'am Party denied that infants were murdered and slaughtered by Hamas and claimed that women were not raped during the massacre. Her party called for her resignation, but she issued an apology in the late hours of the night and did not respond to calls for her resignation.
Now, Knesset members from the Likud party have initiated the dismissal process of the Knesset member. The first step is to collect seventy signatures from Knesset members, at least ten of whom must be from the opposition. Afterward, the case will be referred to a legal committee composed of Knesset members, and finally, the dismissal vote will be held, requiring a majority vote of at least 90 different Knesset members.