The chairman of the Joint Arab List MK Ayman Odeh commented on the decision to open an investigation in the criminal court in The Hague:
At the Channel 12 News Influencers Conference he also referred to the demonstration in Umm al-Fahm: "I completely oppose harming anyone and Mansour Abbas. You can argue with him, but do not raise your hand in any way - especially in a demonstration against violence. I do not call him a traitor. But the fact that Bibi misled him and hurt him, yes. A traitor - no."