Netanyahu: Protests against me are funded by left-wing groups

5 August 2020, 5:06 pm

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Prime Minister Netanyahu pushes back against opposition lawmakers’ criticism of his handling of the coronavirus outbreak and accompanying economic fallout.

“I heard all your baseless claims,” Netanyahu says during a special plenum session. “I understand that even if I brought a coronavirus vaccine here and world peace you’d say why only now.”

He claims ongoing protests against him outside the Prime Minister’s Residence in Jerusalem are funded by left-wing groups and again lashes out at the media for its coverage of the demonstrations.

At least four MKs are ejected from the plenum after continuing to yell at Netanyahu despite being called to order.