- Joint (Arab) List member Basel Ghattas
An Arab lawmaker accused of exploiting his position to smuggle cellphones and notes to convicted Palestinian terrorists signed a plea deal Thursday with prosecutors in which he will resign from the Knesset and serve two years in jail.
According to the deal, MK Basel Ghattas, of the Joint (Arab) List’s Balad faction, will admit in court early next week to charges including smuggling phones into prison, smuggling documents and breach of trust.
Lawyers for both sides will request a jail term of two years and the prosecution will ask that Ghattas be fined.