Basel Ghattas

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Terrorists tried using drones to smuggle cell phones into prison

Palestinian Arabs attempted to pilot drone carrying cell phones over prison walls. Phones would have been used to plan additional attacks.

New bill: 'The Basel Ghattas law'

Yisrael Beytenu MK proposes legislation to prevent deduction of a third of sentence for prisoners convicted under anti-terror law.

Yesh Atid faction head refuses to join anti-Zoabi effort

MK Ofer Shelah refuses to join in Yesh Atid's efforts to boot Hanin Zoabi from the Knesset.

Indictments for Israelis who smuggled cell phones to terrorists

Prosecutors hand indictments to five employees of prison canteen company who smuggled cell phones to jailed Arab terrorists.

Regev: The New Israel Fund is helping terrorists

Culture Minister blasts far-left NGO umbrella organization for its ties to Arab ex-MK convicted of aiding jailed terrorists.

Ghattas enters prison on Sunday

Former MK will enter the Gilboa Prison to serve two-year sentence after being convicted of aiding jailed terrorists.

Ghattas: I don't apologize

Former MK forced to resign after he tried to smuggle cell phones to terrorists in Israeli prison remains unapologetic over his actions.

Arab MK sentenced to 2 years in jail for aiding terrorists

Disgraced former MK smuggled cell phones to terrorists, including murderer of Moshe Tamam.

Lapid: Joint Arab List will never be in my government

Yesh Atid chief blasts Joint List party, calls MK Zoabi and former MK Ghattas 'haters of Israel'.

Court convicts MK Basel Ghattas

Prosecution submits plea bargain signed by Ghattas in which he admits to the crimes with which he is charged.

Here's how traitorous MKs will be punished

Jewish Home MK proposes law revoking all workplace rights from MKs charged with endangering the State.

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'Ghattas deal sends the wrong message'

Criminal law expert Ornat Cameron criticizes plea bargain signed with MK Ghattas.

Arab MK resigns from Knesset

M Basel Ghattas submits resignation letter as part of plea bargain, will be replaced as MK within 48 hours.

Indictment submitted: Ghattas to resign on Sunday

MK Basel Ghattas is to submit his resignation to the Knesset as part of a plea bargain, after an amended indictment was submitted.

'Ghattas sentence is too light'

Nationalist MKs denounce plea bargain with MK Basel Ghattas.

Pro-Hamas MK to retire from Knesset, serve 2 years in jail

Arab MK who aided jailed Hamas terrorists to leave Knesset, serve two years in prison under plea bargain agreement.

Ghattas to MKs: Don't impeach me

MK Basel Ghattas calls Knesset members to stop impeachment procedure against him.

'Liberman is an immigrant from Moldova, Arabs own the land'

Arab parties fume at Liberman's Facebook post placing Arab MKs in new Palestinian Authority state.

Report: Prosecution seeks 3 year sentence for MK Ghattas

State Prosecutor preparing plea bargain arrangement with MK Basel Ghattas.

'Revoke salaries of MKs indicted for security offenses'

MK Mickey Levy proposes law to deal with 'absurd' situation where MKs indicted for offences such as aiding terrorists, receive salaries

Will MK who aided terrorists face lesser charges if he resigns?

Deal reportedly in the works to allow Joint List MK Basel Ghattas to resign and face reduced charges after smuggling phones to terrorists.

Impeach Ghattas? Not so fast

Knesset Legal Adviser says request to impeach MK Basel Ghattas needs to include the reasoning for the request.

Impeachment proceedings against MK Ghattas begin

Knesset Speaker receives 72 signatures from MKs required to begin first ever impeachment proceedings against Arab MK.

Arab MK indicted for aiding terrorists questioned over fraud

Arab MK who smuggled cell phones to terrorists questioned over fraud and money-laundering investigation.

Lapid to support Ghattas dismissal

Yesh Atid changes mind, will support initiative to implement the MK Removal Law in the case of Basel Ghattas.

Arab MK indicted for aiding Hamas

Attorney General presents charges against Basel Ghattas, Joint List MK who allegedly aided jailed Hamas terrorists.

Lapid has change of heart on Ghattas removal

After refusing to sign initiative to use MK Removal Law on MK Basel Ghattas, Yesh Atid now agrees to the move - if he is indicted.

Arab MK banned from Knesset

Basel Ghattas, who has been accused of aiding Hamas terrorists, barred from entering Knesset for half a year.

'Obama and Ghattas both aided the terrorists'

MK Oren Hazan says President Obama and MK Ghattas both aided terrorists at the UN and in Israeli prisons, respectively.

Ghattas: They are politically assassinating me

Arab MK suspected of smuggling cellular phones to terrorists claims investigation against him is “a political assassination”.

Man who passed cell phones to MK Ghattas arrested

Ghattas smuggled the phones he had received to Hamas prisoners in jail.

MK Ghattas to be banned from voting in Knesset

Knesset legal adviser says MK Ghattas cannot vote in Knesset while under arrest.

Police to search office of MK Ghattas

Knesset Speaker orders search of office of MK who smuggled cell phones to terrorists in prison.

Joint List head won't call on Ghattas to resign

MK Ayman Odeh refuses to call on Basel Ghattas to resign from the Knesset but says his actions are unacceptable.

'Ghattas and associates are a threat to security of Israel'

Defense Minister hopes Supreme Court will allow Knesset to ban Balad party from running in elections after MK smuggled phones to terrorists.

Arrest extended for Arab MK suspected of aiding Hamas

Court extends arrest of MK Basel Ghattas by 6 days. Fellow Joint List MKs attend hearing.

Arab MK accused of aiding Hamas arrested

Basel Ghattas placed under arrest after losing parliamentary immunity.

Report: Ghattas to give up his immunity

Report says MK Basel Ghattas will give up his parliamentary immunity even before a Knesset discussion on the matter.

How was MK Basel Ghattas caught?

The state authorized Ghattas to meet with convicted terrorists hoping to catch him redhanded smuggling cell phones - which they did.

'Smuggling cell phones to inmates a security risk? Nonsense'

Haaretz journalist says it is 'nonsense' that the smuggling of cell phones to terrorists in prison poses a national security risk.

'MKs aiding terrorists is more widespread than just Ghattas'

Meir Indor, the head of the Almagor Terror Victim Association, warned that there are more MKs who use their immunity to aid terrorists.

MK Ghattas stripped of his immunity

The Knesset Committee approved the request of the Attorney General and removed MK Basel Ghattas's immunity, facilitating his arrest.

Will Arab MK be stripped of immunity?

Knesset House Committee to vote Wednesday on proposal to strip Arab MK of immunity following allegations of aiding Hamas terrorists.

Meretz MK: Ghattas should resign from the Knesset

MK Esawi Frej calls on MK Basel Ghattas to set an example and resign from the Knesset rather than wait to be kicked out.

Former MK: Israel is deliberately acting against Arab MKs

Former MK Afou Agbaria, who once called for an intifada, claims the Israeli government is deliberately plotting against Arab MKs.

Liberman: MK Ghattas belongs in jail

MK Avigdor Liberman discussed the issue of MK Ghattas's actions as well as conscription issues and the length of army service.

Arab MK admits to smuggling cellphones into jail

MK Basel Ghattas (Joint Arab List) admitted smuggling cellphones and messages to security prisoners he visited in jail.

MKs banned from visiting security prisoners

The Knesset House Committee voted, after heated debate, to ban the visits by MKs to security prisoners.

MK Ghattas questioned by police

Arab Knesset member questioned this morning on suspicion of smuggling phones to Hamas terrorists in prison.

Will United Torah Judaism oppose Ghattas’ dismissal?

Most members of the coalition, including Shas, joined the initiative to oust the Arab MK, but United Torah Judaism refused to sign on.

MK Dichter: Do not allow Ghattas into Knesset

Likud MK asserts that Arab MK suspected of trying to aid terrorists could facilitate terror attack if not barred from Knesset premises.

'Prevent terrorist visits by MKs'

Minister Regev to the Attorney General: Prevent visits by MKs to security prisoners, unless their belongings and bodies are searched.

Aymen Odeh: MKs cannot try Ghattas in a kangaroo court

Joint Arab List head Ayman Odeh referred to charges against his fellow MK Bassal Ghattas, claiming incitement against 'entire Arab populace'

'Terror inciters should be in jail, not in Knesset'

MK Robert Ilatov, one of petitioners who tried unsuccessfully to disqualify Balad, says courts must act to stop terror incitement by MKs.

Minister calls for removal of Arab MK suspected of aiding Hamas

Jerusalem Affairs Minister initiates removal of Arab MK who allegedly smuggled cellular devices to jailed Hamas terrorists.

Liberman: Joint List is actually the list of spies and traitors

Defense Minister vows to act to strip MKs from the Joint List of their citizenship, after MK Ghattas is summoned for questioning by police.

Did Arab MK help Hamas terrorists?

Prime Minister warns MK may have caused serious security breach.

Arab MK summoned for questioning

Police investigate Joint List MK Basel Ghattas for alleged security offenses.

Watch: Arab MK Ghattas defends terrorism against Israelis

MK justifies murders committed 'in passion of struggle against occupation,' Liberman demands 'fifth column' be banned.

Shaked: Suspending extremist Arab MKs isn't enough

Justice Minister says Netanyahu's proposed law isn't the solution, calls to give ethics committee more power, disqualify Balad party.