Ministers say incitement against Netanyahu as serious as threats against Trump
Ministers compare incitement against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to threats against former US president Donald Trump, warning that such threats in Israel may lead to an assassination attempt against the premier.
Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi claims in a statement that “the situation in Israel is doubly serious.”
“The assassination attempt on President Trump comes following unending incitement against him in the US. The serious incitement against the prime minister, his wife, and son, is closer than ever to being implemented,” he states, claiming that the attorney general and state prosecution consents and encourages the incitement.
Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli writes on X that the “assassination attempt is a direct result of the incitement and delegitimization campaign against him.”
“In Israel, a horrifyingly identical campaign of incitement is being waged against Prime Minister Netanyahu and enjoys complete immunity from the attorney general and the law enforcement system solely because it is coming from the ‘right’ direction. Shame,” he writes.
Settlements Minister and National Projects Orit Strock tells the Kol Berama radio station that there are “significant threats against Prime Minister Netanyahu and they need to be taken care of,” linking the shooting to the situation in Israel.
“If there were such threats from the right wing there would already be administrative arrests. There is a lot of incitement that harms Netanyahu and nothing happens,” she says, claiming nobody cares about the threats against the premier.
Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar says, “We need to do everything in order to stop the extremist and violent dialogue here in Israel too before it’s too late.”