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Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Envelope with suspicious powder sent to Health Minister Busso’s Knesset office
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"
Knesset guards are examining an envelope “containing a suspicious powder” that was sent to Health Minister Uriel Busso’s Knesset office, a Knesset spokesman announced.
“In accordance with the Knesset guard’s procedures for events such as these, an update has been forwarded to the Israel Police and the envelope and the suspicious material inside will be forwarded for further examination by the authorized authorities,” the statement reads.
This is the second time in under a year that Busso’s office has been targeted in this manner. In June 2024, the Knesset Guard evacuated the Shas politician from his office after he opened an envelope that contained suspicious powder.
Last month, Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee chairman Simcha Rothman also said he had received a “suspicious envelope” and accused the Shin Bet security service of falling down on the job.
Also last month, police announced that they were investigating several threatening letters that had been sent to elected officials and their families. According to Channel 12, these included Likud MK Shalom Danino and United Torah Judaism lawmaker Moshe Roth.
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