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Ben Gvir calls ‘urgent’ situation assessment after ‘anarchists’ block roads
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National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir speaks during a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, Jerusalem, on February 15, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
After anti-government protesters block key highways and roads as part of their protests against the judicial overhaul, National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir says he will hold an “urgent” situation assessment at a police command center in Jerusalem.
A statement from Ben Gvir’s office says “anarchists are going wild,” with protests going “out of control” with roadblocks in contradiction with his policy.
“Freedom of speech — yes, anarchy — no,” the far-right minister says. “We must preserve the fabric of life and not enable anarchists to paralyze the country.”
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