Knesset fails to expel Arab MK Ayman Odeh – Middle East Monitor

The Israeli parliament (the Knesset) failed on Monday evening to secure the majority needed to expel Arab MK Ayman Odeh, following a post in which he expressed support for a prisoner exchange deal with Hamas, along with comments backing Gaza.

According to the Hebrew newspaper Israel Hayom, 73 Knesset members voted in favour of expelling Odeh, while 15 voted against.

Odeh, who heads the Arab Front for Change list in the Knesset, can only be removed if 90 out of…