Ofer Cassif
Israel
Hadash
Knesset member
government
Ofer Cassif is an Israeli politician. A member of the Communist Party of Israel and the Israeli far-left, he has represented the Hadash coalition in the Knesset since April 2019.
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Sep 16, 2026
Far Right
Dozens of bereaved families and the B'Tsalmo organization filed a petition to disqualify MK Ofer Cassif from running in the 26th Knesset elections.
Religious Zionism views Cassif as a traitor who supports Israel's enemies and should be barred from the Knesset for his anti-Zionist activities.
Aug 13, 2026
Far Left
Hadash MK repeatedly suspended from the Knesset plenum for endorsing genocide rulings against Israel and calling for a ceasefire.
Hadash celebrates Cassif as a principled moral voice who pays a price for telling the truth about war crimes in Gaza.
Aug 9, 2026
Far Left
The Hadash MK is under renewed attack from right-wing colleagues for his anti-war statements and his defense of the ICJ genocide warnings.
Hadash values Cassif's principled anti-apartheid stance, seeing him as a target of a McCarthyite witch hunt by the coalition.
Aug 6, 2026
Far Left
Cassif faces renewed Knesset Ethics Committee hearings over his statements on the Gaza war and his support for international legal action against Israel.
Hadash sees the campaign against Cassif as a deliberate gagging of the left and a sign of democratic erosion, so he is the clearest symbol of the party's anti-occupation stand.
Aug 3, 2026
Far Left
The Hadash MK was sanctioned by the Knesset Ethics Committee for backing the South Africa genocide case at the ICJ.
Hadash treats Cassif as a brave anti-war voice being punished for dissent by a majority that refuses to hear the truth about Gaza.
Aug 2, 2026
Far Left
The Hadash MK is facing repeated disciplinary attacks for protesting the war and calling for an end to the occupation.
Hadash views Cassif as a principled voice persecuted for opposing genocide and government policy, a symbol of the left's struggle.
Jul 29, 2026
Far Left
Cassif faces disciplinary proceedings for calling the Gaza war a genocide.
Celebrated for courageously speaking truth, but under attack from the Knesset Ethics Committee.
Jul 25, 2026
Far Left
Cassif faces a Knesset Ethics Committee hearing after comparing the government to fascists during a debate on Gaza.
Hadash supports Cassif’s right to free speech, viewing the effort to silence him as an attack on democratic dissent.
Jul 17, 2026
Far Left
Cassif faces disciplinary proceedings for meeting with Palestinian families of prisoners killed by IDF.
Hadash views the proceedings as a witch-hunt and defends Cassif's right to humanitarian engagement.
Jul 11, 2026
Lean Left
Hadash MK Ofer Cassif has been pushing legislation to recognize a Palestinian state and opposing the Gaza blockade.
Cassif is hailed by Labor/Meretz for his principled peace activism, though his views are seen as marginal within the wider Israeli debate.