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| Shin Bet chief speaks with police chief on rising ‘violent, inciting discourse’ against PM; interest in protests decreasing, Black Bloc less hidden by crowds |
| 2023-02-05 |
Aping the American Democrat/Progressive discourse, and beyond. Articles from the Times of Israel’s liveblog. Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar speaks with police commissioner Kobi Shabtai regarding the "increase in In their conversation, Bar noted that "in recent days there has been an increase in the scope and severity of public statements, with an emphasis on social networks, which contain calls for physical harm and The agency says the pair agreed on a "zero tolerance" approach toward "those who incite violence or call for harm to individuals and elected officials, as well as those who call for harm to protesters." "The right to demonstrate and protest is a legal and an important right in a democratic country, and alongside this, it is correct to clarify that calls for harm and violence are outside the legitimate discourse," the Shin Bet adds. Tel Aviv mayor at anti-government protest: ‘If words end, actions will begin’ Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai ...at 78 he’s been mayor of Tel Aviv for 24 years. He founded the center-left The Israelis party in 2020 to capture the remnant of old labour socialists who used to dominate the entire country... speaks to the crowd at tonight’s anti-government protest in Tel Aviv, warning that "if words end, the actions will begin.""We are fighting for our home... a Zionist, Jewish, and democratic state. We fight for our basic beliefs," he says. "This is an opportunity to reach broad agreements, and if the words end, the actions will begin. We will not stop at public squares, we will not be indifferent, we will not react with acceptance," Huldai adds. Former pilot who bombed Iraqi nuke reactor walks back comments justifying assassination of PM A leading figure in the anti-government protest movement walked back comments he made apparently justifying a potential liquidation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after they drew backlash from across the political spectrum. "If the prime minister stands up and takes dictatorial powers for himself, he is a dead man, it’s as simple as that," Ze’ev Raz, ...like the mayor of Tel Aviv he’s a former kibbutznik, so he’s probably another frustrated Labour voter watching his faction of the electorate continue shrinking... a former air force pilot who flew in the 1981 mission to bomb an Iraqi nuclear reactor, wrote in a Friday Facebook post.Raz told followers that the Jewish religious principle of din rodef, allowing the killing of an individual who intends to kill or harm others, should apply to the prime minister as well as his ministers and followers. Prior to the 1995 liquidation of then-prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, some in the religious-Zionist community argued that Rabin’s intentions to sign the Oslo Accords with the Paleostinian Liberation Organization defined him as a rodef. If the prime minister "leads in a dictatorial way, there’s an obligation to kill him," Raz wrote. Channel 12 news, reporting on the Facebook post, says Raz is a leading figure in the anti-government protest movement. After the report, Raz deletes the post and says: "I do not identify with that post." On Twitter, opposition leader Yair Lapid and National Unity party chief Benny Gantz slam Raz’s comments. Police clear protesters attempting to block major Tel Aviv highway Just like in America — check out the Black Bloc protesters in the tweet. Police officers are preventing several protesters from blocking the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv, amid the anti-government rally in Tel Aviv.Footage shows officers removing several people from the highway, but none are being detained.
Some 40,000 protesting in Tel Aviv, thousands more in other cities Temper tantrum because they didn’t have the votes to win the election. “This is what democracy looks like.” The Haaretz daily says some 40,000 people are gathered in Tel Aviv for tonight’s anti-government protest.Two weeks ago saw some 110,000 protesters in the coastal city. Meanwhile, ...back at the Hubba Hubba Club, Nunzio wondered: Where the hell was Chumbaloni? And where was his $600?... at least 10,000 have gathered tonight in the northern city of Haifa, 2,000 in Jerusalem, 2,000 in Ra’anana, and another 2,000 in Kfar Saba, the newspaper says. |
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