According to the report, several dozen right-wing activists were protesting outside an auditorium in the central Israeli city of Ramat Hasharon over Tibi's participation in the panel.

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Protesters carried signs accusing Tibi of being a "terrorist" and "murderer," and one sign read,  "You're not wanted here!"

Footage of the scene showed that when Tibi arrived at the auditorium, several police officers had to stand between him and the protesters, who shouted derogatory remarks at him.

The police detained two protesters for questioning for allegedly trying to attack Tibi as he entered the premises.

Later at the speaking event, Tibi said that "if they [Blue and White] had formed a government supported by the Joint Arab List, an Arab MK would have already been murdered."

He further blamed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for inciting against Arab lawmakers.

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The protest, staged by members of the radical ‎Jerusalem Faction, was triggered by the arrest of a ‎haredi draft dodger earlier this week.‎

Demonstrators refused to heed police calls to move ‎from the road, where rush-hour traffic had come to a ‎halt, and clashed with ‎police who were trying to remove them. ‎

One policewoman was lightly hurt in the scuffle. ‎The police arrested 46 protesters, most of whom were ‎released within a few hours. ‎

The issue of mandatory military service for the ‎‎ultra-Orthodox sector has dogged Israeli politics ‎‎for years. Many in the haredi community ‎‎believe they should receive a blanket exemption from ‎‎military conscription, which they see as secondary ‎to ‎Torah study, but secular Israelis oppose being ‎‎expected to shoulder the burden without any ‎‎contribution by a substantial sector of the ‎‎population.‎

The police said in a statement that they would "take determined, ‎firm-handed action against extremist ultra-Orthodox ‎[protesters] who disrupt public order." ‎

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