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Charges to be filed against protester who hit Dichter with a flagpole
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A protester is seen hitting Agriculture Minister Avi Dichter with a flag on March 23, 2023 (Screencapture/Twitter)
An anti-government protester is to be charged with attacking a public official after she appeared to hit Agriculture Minister Avi Dichter with a flagpole during a protest, the Kan public broadcaster reports.
A woman was arrested after she was filmed hitting Dichter on the head with a flag. He was unhurt and continued walking to his car. From the footage, it was not clear that the woman hit him intentionally.
The incident occurred in March during an anti-government protest.
The report names the woman as Efrat Marmour.
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