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Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Golan slams Knesset speaker’s call to prosecute protesters, tells him to ‘look in the mirror’
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"
Responding to Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana’s call to prosecute six protesters who blocked the entrance to the Knesset, The Democrats chief Yair Golan tweets that if the Likud politician “is looking to arrest and prosecute those who harm the democratic process, let him look in the mirror.”
“It is not the protesters in favor of the rule of law who are harming democracy, but this government that is looting the state treasury and transferring budget funds only to evaders, the corrupt and loyalists,” he writes.
“Democracy is not seizing power by force. Democracy is not turning the budget into a tool in the hands of a jealous and disconnected group. Democracy is responsibility, equality and respect for human life,” Golan continues — arguing that “this government lost its mandate a long time ago.”
“If Amir Ohana is truly concerned about the democratic process, let him resign. Let him return the mandate to the people [which will] choose its leaders and a better future.”
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