Naama Lazimi
Role at the time: Democrats member of the Knesset
Defended or excused
Statement summary
Lazimi says her party supports disqualifying Abu Shehadeh and criticizes his statements. English translation: We support disqualifying Abu Shehadeh; his statements are disgraceful.
“אנחנו בעד פסילת אבו שחאדה, אמירותיו מחפירות”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Election committee debate and officials reactions, September 23Lazimi: 11:11 entry by Amit Segal and Dvir Jabra. Sohlberg: 13:09 entry by Inbar Twyzer and Dvir Jabra.
The liveblog quotes Lazimi on Army Radio and Sohlberg explaining his committee vote.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
Lazimi explicitly endorses disqualification.