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Lapid to police: Ignore Ben Gvir’s attempts to prevent protesters expressing opinions
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Opposition leader Yair Lapid speaks at a conference in Tel Aviv on February 23, 2023. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
As anti-government protesters clash with police in Tel Aviv and across the country, opposition leader Yair Lapid calls on the police to allow them to peacefully protest.
“I call on the Israel Police chief to ignore the dangerous and irresponsible political attempts of Minister Ben Gvir to heat things up even further,” Lapid says in a statement. “The protesters are Israeli patriots and IDF fighters — they are fighting for values of freedom, justice and democracy.”
Lapid says the job of the police “is to allow them to express their opinion and fight for the country they love so much.”
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