Member of Knesset Ofir Akunis lodged a complaint with the Knesset Officer Sunday night, after he was attacked by a leftist activist at a meeting promoting the Geneva Initiative for Arab-Israeli peace which took place at the science park in Nes-Ziona.
During a discussion, Akunis verbally sparred with Fatah representative Sufian abu-Zaida, asking him if the Arabs would recognize Israel as a Jewish state. When abu-Zaida said, "Never!" Akunis turned to the audience and said, "This proves that the Palestinians don't want two states for two peoples, they want two states for one people."
Akunis said the crowd, which he described as leftist and radical, would not let him continue speaking and he was forced to leave. As he made his way toward the exit, one of the activists raised his fists against him, and only the intercession of Elad Meron, Akunis's parliamentary assistant, kept the assailant from actually striking Akunis.