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Musician Efraim Shamir questioned on suspicion of incitement to terrorism, violence against PM, lawyer confirms
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIsraeli musician Efraim Shamir is under investigation on suspicion of incitement to terrorism and violence against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his lawyer confirms.
Shamir, a longtime critic of the prime minister, was summoned for questioning by the Israel Police’s Lahav 433 major crimes unit earlier this morning without being told why.
His lawyer, Yair Nehorai, says Shamir “denies the suspicions” against him.
“Mr. Shamir opposes all violence, and in his worldview, violence is the erosion of the foundation of democracy,” Nehorai adds.
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