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Man charged with incitement to terrorism for posts wishing for Netanyahu’s death
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJeremy Sharon is The Times of Israel’s legal affairs and settlements reporter
A resident of Nes Ziona in central Israel is indicted on charges of inciting terrorism against the prime minister for comments he made on social media calling for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to be killed.
According to the indictment filed at the Rehovot Magistrate’s Court, Amram Ben Haim Agmon, 80, posted on his Facebook page on October 10, 2023 — three days after the massacre carried out by Hamas-led terrorists and the start of the war in Gaza: “Until I see his severed head rolling down the steps of his house on Azza Street, my blood will not cool,” in reference to Netanyahu.
The prime minister owns an apartment on Azza Street in Jerusalem.
On October 17, 2023, Agmon posted another message against Netanyahu, stating: “Who will rise up for us to bring out the bastard and ‘my wife'” — a reference to Netanyahu’s wife Sara — “to be executed and save the people of Israel from the disaster they are inflicting on us?”
The State Attorney’s Office charges Agmon with three counts of incitement to terrorism under the 2016 Combating Terrorism law for these posts and two others posted on the same month. The offense is punishable by up to three years in prison.
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