A far-left Israeli politician was jeered as he loudly interrupted President Trump’s address to the country’s parliament, just to quickly get tossed out by security.
Ofer Cassif, a member of parliament from the extreme left-wing Hadash party, began shouting while Trump was praising his special envoy, Steve Witkoff, for his part bringing “peace in the Middle East.”
Far-left politician Ofer Cassif is escorted from the Knesset after loudly disrupting President Trump’s address on Monday, October 13, 2025. Reuters
President Trump addresses the Knesset on Monday, October 13, 2025. Getty Images
Far-left politician Ofer Cassif is led out of the Knesset after interrupting President Trump’s speech. ReutersIt wasn’t immediately clear what Cassif was yelling. He was quickly bundled out by security to cheers from the majority of Israel’s MPs who otherwise gave countless rounds of applause to Trump.
Security also went over to another Knesset member and removed him.
Cassif shared a lengthy post on X ahead of Trump’s arrival, condemning the US president’s visit.
“Today, Trump is arriving at the Knesset to deliver a victory speech, undoubtedly filled with self-aggrandizement and lies,” he wrote on Monday.
via REUTERS“With his complete support for the murderous government, he not only enabled the continuation of the genocide but also the continued abandonment of the kidnapped,” Cassif wrote, before adding, “Don’t thank him: boo him!”
Cassif was previously banned from parliamentary activity for two months in July after he criticized the actions of Israeli troops fighting Hamas in Gaza, and demanded that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu be investigated for war crimes by the International Criminal Court, the Times of Israel reported.
Far-left politician Ofer Cassif is escorted out of the chamber. Getty ImagesTrump is in Jerusalem to address the Israeli parliament following the freeing of the remaining hostages held by Hamas.
It wasn’t immediately clear what he was yelling.
