JTA Reports: Israeli lawmaker Anastassia Michaeli was suspended from the Knesset for a month for throwing water at a colleague during an argument.
The punishment was handed down Tuesday to the Yisrael Beiteinu Party lawmaker following the incident during a debate in the Knesset Education, Culture and Sports Committee meeting a day earlier.
Michaeli on Tuesday apologized to Raleb Majadele of the Labor Party, saying her actions “happened in the heat of the moment. I was upset. I had no intention of disrespecting the Knesset or Knesset member Majadele.”
The punishment is considered to be harsh; suspensions usually last one to two days. Arab lawmaker Hanin Zuabi was punished recently with a two-week suspension for participating in the 2010 Gaza flotilla.
