Netanyahu: MKs who visit martyrs’ families should be reprimanded

“Members of Knesset who go to comfort the families of terrorists who murder Israelis are not worthy of serving in the Knesset of Israel,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.

He called on Knesset Speaker Yuli-Yoel Edelstein to examine what steps can be taken against the MKs. Netanyahu’s statements came after three members of the Arab Union Party met with the families of martyrs whose bodies Israel refused to release.

The victims’ families invited MKs to meet with them however only three MKs accepted the invitation; Jamal Zahalka, Haneen Zoabi and Basel Ghattas.

Yisrael Beitenu chairman MK Avigdor Lieberman said the visit was “proof that Joint List MKs in general and specifically those from Balad are representatives of terrorist organisations in the Knesset.“ He reiterated his demand to expel them from the Knesset as well as the state of Israel.