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Knesset Member Ofer Cassif Convicted of Assaulting Police

By Drooid · Oct 8, 2026, 3:39 PM UTC · How we work

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Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court convicted Knesset member Ofer Cassif of aggravated assault on a police officer.
The assault occurred during a May 13, 2022 protest in Masafer Yatta, South Hebron Hills.
Cassif reversed his car into Officer Yitzhak Azulay’s left leg and then struck his head.
The court ruled his parliamentary immunity did not allow driving into a closed military zone.
Otzma Yehudit chairman Itamar Ben Gvir called the conviction evidence of a biased judicial system.

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Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court convicted Knesset member Ofer Cassif of aggravated assault on a police officer.
The assault occurred during a May 13, 2022 protest in Masafer Yatta, South Hebron Hills.
Cassif reversed his car into Officer Yitzhak Azulay’s left leg and then struck his head.
The court ruled his parliamentary immunity did not allow driving into a closed military zone.
Otzma Yehudit chairman Itamar Ben Gvir called the conviction evidence of a biased judicial system.