Aiming to put out media storm, Barlev says Beersheba attacker was ‘murdered’

25 March 2022, 8:52 pm

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Public Security Minister Omer Barlev at the Western Wall in Jerusalem Old City, March 4, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

After coming under fire for mistakenly saying during a eulogy for one of the victims in the Beersheba stabbing attack that the slain assailant should be put in jail and then later making light of the gaffe in an ill-humored tweet, Public Security Minister Omer Barlev has again put his foot in his mouth.

A recording of a speech he gave earlier today catches him referring to the attacker as the “murdered terrorist,” exposing him to further criticism from those who say the attacker was killed, not murdered.

Following yesterday’s ill-humored tweet, Barlev announced that he has fired his spokesman, ostensibly blaming the aid for the post.