Ayman Odeh

'Era of cheap opportunism': MK Ayman Odeh compares Trump to Hitler, calls Netanyahu 'bootlicker'

Odeh’s post included a screenshot of a photo posted by Trump, which featured a map with a US flag superimposed on top of the US, Canada, Greenland, and Venezuela.

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MK Ayman Odeh speaks during a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, January 12, 2026.
MK Ayman Odeh speaks at the annual Givat Haviva Conference for a Shared Society, Tuesday January 6, 2026.

'Remove Netanyahu': MK Odeh calls all Arab parties to unite before elections

“I call on all Arab parties: let us unite, all of us. Let us bring 17 mandates,” MK Ayman Odeh said.

|ByKESHET NEEV
RA’AM PARTY HEAD MK Mansour Abbas leads a faction meeting at the Knesset in November. Abbas’s political opponents have accused him in recent days of foiling efforts to form a joint list ahead of the elections, claiming that he doesn’t want to close the door to a future coalition.

Arab Israelis push to revive Joint List as divisions threaten their political voice

POLITICAL AFFAIRS: “There is anger in the Arab street because the Arab politicians haven’t managed to work together," political analyst Mohammed Darawshe tells the Post.

|ByDANA BEN-SHIMON
Hadash-Ta'al chairman MK Ayman Odeh at Pardes Hana.

Ayman Odeh's Pardes Hana event disrupted by right-wing protesters

Event organizers issued a statement where they claimed that the disruption “illustrates the violent culture that has become a symbol of the fascist right in recent times.”

|ByBATYA GILADI, JERUSALEM POST STAFF

'Splendid success is beginning of road': Arab MKs praise New York mayoral elect Mamdani

"Mamdani will face difficulties along the way, because enemies and friends alike know the meaning of Mamdani’s success and his path," MK Ayman Odeh wrote.

NOVEMBER 5, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Democratic candidate for New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani getsures on stage after winning the 2025 New York City Mayoral race, at an election night rally in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York, US, November 4, 2025.

WATCH: MKs Ayman Odeh, Ofer Cassif kicked out of Knesset mid-Trump speech

During the speech, the MKs shouted "terrorist" at Trump and held up signs that read "Recognize Palestine."

OCTOBER 13, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
MKs Ayman Odeh and Ofer Cassif get ejected from the Knesset while US President Donald Trump speaks on October 13, 2025.

MK Ayman Odeh to submit bill to Knesset to recognize Palestinian state

Odeh welcomed the trilateral recognition and wrote that while the "Palestinian people are not the best people in the world, but there is no people in the world better than them."

SEPTEMBER 21, 2025ByKESHET NEEV, MAARIV
MK Ayman Odeh attends Hadash–Ta'al faction meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 30, 2025.

Detainees held for attacking Ayman Odeh during Ness Ziona protest released, court rules

One suspect was released under restrictive conditions, while the other two were placed under house arrest until Monday. During the attack, Odeh’s car was damaged, and protesters spat at him.

JULY 20, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, HODAYA RAN, YOAV ETIEL
A discussion and a vote on the expulsion of MK Ayman Odeh at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, July 14, 2025.

WATCH: MK Ayman Odeh's vehicle attacked, spat on by violent protesters in Ness Ziona

Eyewitnesses reported that the officers took minimal action, choosing instead to "contain" the situation rather than intervene forcefully.

JULY 19, 2025ByHODAYA RAN, YOAV ETIEL
MK Aymen Odeh at a protest in Ness Ziona, July 19, 2025.

Odeh impeachment fails as haredi party, opposition MKs abstain

The upcoming vote to impeach MK Ayman Odeh is unlikely to receive a majority vote after the haredi United Torah Judaism party announced its intention to abstain.

JULY 14, 2025ByELIAV BREUER
Hadash-Ta'al leader Ayman Odeh attends a protest in his support, outside the Knesset in Jerusalem, June 30, 2025.

Ayman Odeh to be impeached? Deciding vote on Hadash-Ta’al chairman scheduled for Monday

Haredi MKs from UTJ said they would decide on their vote in a party meeting. Yesh Atid head Yair Lapid said that Odeh "clearly crossed a line."

JULY 13, 2025ByELIAV BREUER
MK Ayman Odeh attends a faction meeting, at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, June 30, 2025

Over 120 former MKs oppose Ayman Odeh's removal in joint letter

Among the signatories are former President Reuven Rivlin, as well as former Prime Ministers Ehud Olmert and Ehud Barak.

JULY 9, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
MK Ayman Odeh attends Hadash–Ta'al faction meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 30, 2025.

Lapid to support impeachment of MK Ayman Odeh over Gaza remarks

Opposition Leader MK Yair Lapid revealed in an interview on Channel 12 on Saturday evening that he will vote in favor of impeaching Hadash-Ta’al chairman MK Ayman Odeh.

JULY 6, 2025ByELIAV BREUER
Head of opposition and head of the Yesh Atid party MK Yair Lapid leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 30, 2025.

MK Ayman Odeh decries Knesset House Committee as 'fascist' after impeachment vote

"We will stand firm against fascism, against Kahanism, against Jewish supremacy, against the occupation, and against all anti-democratic forces," Odeh said.

JULY 2, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
MK Ayman Odeh attends Hadash–Ta'al faction meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 30, 2025.