Tibi to Knesset Speaker: "You will be replaced by Jews and Arabs alike"

The chairman of the Joint List faction, MK Ahmad Tibi, addressed Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana and declared that he will work to replace him after the elections, stressing that a majority of 61 Knesset members, including Arab members, will make this possible. The remarks come against the backdrop of an opposition plan published on Channel 14 to replace the Knesset Speaker, control the Arrangements Committee, and advance a law that would prevent the task of forming a government from being imposed on a candidate who has been indicted.

The chairman of the Joint List faction, MK Ahmad Tibi, addressed Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana directly and declared that he will work to replace him after the elections. Tibi said: "Ohana, 61 is a majority even when one of them is called Ahmad. Your seat is not worth more than my vote. You will be replaced by Jews and Arabs alike." The remarks come against the backdrop of an opposition plan published on Channel 14, according to which the opposition is preparing for moves in the Knesset the day after the elections, in a scenario where the right-wing bloc does not achieve 61 seats. The plan includes replacing the Knesset Speaker and controlling the Arrangements Committee, alongside an attempt to ensure that the mandate to form a government is given by the president to one of the opposition bloc's candidates, such as Gadi Eisenkot. Another move is advancing a law that would prohibit the president from imposing the task of forming a government on a candidate who has been indicted. The article quotes Tibi and details the opposition plan as reported on Channel 14.