Ofer Cassif

Israel Election 2026: What do Yousef Jabareen’s Joint Arab List and Mansour Abbas’ Ra’am stand for?

If I put this ballot in the box, what government, policies, and political reality am I helping create?

Members of the Joint List arrive for a meeting with Israeli president Reuven Rivlin at the President's Residence in Jerusalem on September 22, 2019.
Hadash-Ta'al MK Ofer Cassif says the IDF attempted to delay him from entering Kusra by declaring it a 'closed military zone,' August 14, 2026.

MK Cassif claims IDF soldier assaulted him while trying to block his entry to West Bank town Kusra

ISRAELI AMBASSADOR to the US Yechiel Leiter in the Oval Office seen at the White House in April 2026.

Israeli envoy to US condemns settler violence in West Bank, invokes Torah justice

Hadash-Ta'al MK Ofer Cassif says the IDF attempted to delay him from entering Kusra by declaring it a 'closed military zone,' August 14, 2026.

'This is what occupation looks like': MK Cassif says IDF tried to prevent him from entering Kusra


Radical left-wing MK disparaged IDF troops during war, Btsalmo charges

Knesset members typically enjoy expanded freedom of speech due to their role in the legislative process, although during wartime this is restricted.

 MK Ofer Cassif speaks during a protest of Palestinians and left-wing activists against the Evyatar outpost, near the West Bank city of Nablus, on February 18, 2022.

Cassif: Knife Hamas stuck in my heart is twisted by hands of keyboard warriors

For years, the right-wing governments avoided overthrowing the Hamas regime, even transferring funds to it in order to facilitate a favorable political situation for the deepening of the occupation.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu sits in the Knesset plenum, earlier this week. Operation Shield and Arrow fell short of his claims of a new equation against Islamic Jihad and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, says the writer.

Far-left MK Ofer Cassif responds to protester with death threat

Cassif scuffled with police after attempting to raise a Palestinian flag in Jerusalem's Old City.

 MK Ofer Cassif reacts during a plenum session in the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on January 19, 2022.

A-G may indict MK Ofer Cassif for assaulting police officer last year

Cassif said that the A-G had been pressured by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and that it was an attempt to divert attention.

 MK Ofer Cassif who was allegedly attacked by Israeli police officers during a protest on Friday, arrives to file a complaint at the Police Internal Investigations Department, in Jerusalem on April 11, 2021

Almog Cohen apologizes for ‘disrespectful’ insults hurled at fellow MKs

At the beginning of the interview, the outspoken Otzma Yehudit MK said: “I made a mistake, my demeanor was inappropriate.”

 Otzma Yehudit party member Almog Cohen during a an election campaign conference in Ramat Gan, September 4, 2022.

Israel election: Will Hadash-Ta'al recommend Lapid or Gantz?

Yisrael Beytenu initiates procedure to block Balad's Abou Shahadeh from running in the Israeli elections.

MK Ayman Odeh, co-head of the Israeli-Arab Hadash-Ta'al party at a rally supporting the Supreme Court in Tel Aviv, May 25, 2019

If elected, I will deport anyone who acts against the State of Israel - Ben-Gvir

Jewish violence against Arabs is also not terrorism, Otzma Yehudit head Itamar Ben-Gvir said, adding that there is precedence for this.

MK Itamar Ben Gvir seen in the East Jerusalem neighborhood Sheikh Jarrah, on January 20, 2022.

Ofer Cassif summoned for investigation after violent incident with cop

In May, Cassif was filmed hitting an officer in the head during clashes in the West Bank.

 MK Ofer Cassif  attends  a "55 years of occupation" conference in the Knesset, Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem on June 08 2022

Israel Police ask A-G to open probe against Joint List MKs Tibi, Cassif

Opposition MKs Ahmad Tibi and Ofer Cassif were both involved in high-profile incidents with police forces last week.

 (L-R) Joint List MKs Aida Touma-Sliman, Ahmad Tibi and Ofer Cassif seen at a court hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem August 22, 2019

Police considering investigation into MKs seen in violent incidents with police

The Investigations and Intelligence Division contacted the police districts where MKs were documented in violent interactions with Israel Police, asking for all materials to be transferred.

Joint List MK Ofer Cassif after his brutal attack by police in Jerusalem, April 9, 2021.