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Saturday, August 5, 2023
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Saturday, August 5, 2023
Likud minister heckled for dining at Tel Aviv restaurant on Shabbat
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Economy Minister Nir Barkat arrives at a government conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on May 7, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Economy Minister Nir Barkat of Likud is heckled by several protesters against the government’s judicial overhaul while dining at a restaurant in Tel Aviv.
Video from the coastal city shows the demonstrators chanting “Nir Barkat is trampling Shabbat,” seeming to mock him for dining at a non-kosher establishment on the Jewish day of rest while being part of a coalition with numerous religious factions. They also chant, “Israel is still not Iran.”
A security guard could then be seen accompanying Barkat to a car as he left the scene.
השר ברקת שהה במסעדה לא כשרה בתל אביב – מפגינים הגיעו למקום: "ניר ברקת רומס את השבת" pic.twitter.com/X7UFjml0ia
— ynet עדכוני (@ynetalerts) August 5, 2023
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