Clash in the Plenum During Jabareen's Swearing-In; Ben-Gvir: "Who is he pledging to? Hamas?"

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In the plenum of the 26th Knesset, during the swearing-in of Knesset members, Yousef Jabareen, chairman of the Joint List, declared "I pledge." Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir interrupted him and shouted at him: "Who is he pledging to? Hamas?" Speaker Amir Ohana called for order and threatened to remove disruptors from the plenum.

A confrontation broke out in the plenum during the oath of allegiance in the 26th Knesset. Jabareen declared "I pledge," and Ben-Gvir interrupted him and hurled a sharp question at him. The speaker called for order and warned that he would remove members without warning.

Alongside the uproar, MK Gilad Kariv walked out of the plenum in protest during a speech by Speaker Amir Ohana. Afterward, MK Ofer Cassif published an alternative "oath of allegiance" on social media, in which he pledged to fight against "the occupation and settler terror." The post was shared on the party's official page.