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Anti-government protesters say they were attacked outside event with FM Sa’ar
Sam Sokol is the Times of Israel's political correspondent. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"
Following this evening’s assault on anti-government protesters in Rehovot by supporters of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a second group of protesters in Kiryat Ono say they were assaulted while taking part in a demonstration outside an event featuring Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar in the central town of Kiryat Ono.
Videos posted by anti-government activists to social media appear to show a violent scuffle outside the event, as well as people identified as government supporters clashing with police. One social media post by an account that tracks violence against protesters also claims that an egg was thrown at demonstrators.
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