Netanyahu accuses protest leader of ‘incitement to murder’ for ‘Nazis’ reference

Prof. Shikma Bressler speaks during a protest against the government's judicial overhaul plans, in Tel Aviv, on August 12, 2023. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
Prof. Shikma Bressler speaks during a protest against the government's judicial overhaul plans, in Tel Aviv, on August 12, 2023. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rails at anti-overhaul protest leader Shikma Bressler, after the latter referred to far-right elements in the government as “Nazis.”

“This scandal remark is Holocaust distortion and is also wild incitement to murder government ministers and elected representatives,” Netanyahu charges in a statement. “The right to protest is not the right to incite.”

The premier’s response comes after Bressler apologized earlier today, saying she shouldn’t have used the word “Nazis” while speaking about how no consensus could be reached with ultranationalist members of Netanyahu’s coalition.

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