MK Shelly Yachimovich posts new accusations of sexual harassment against fellow Labor Party lawmaker MK Eitan Broshi.
Broshi has faced a growing chorus of criticism after an incident last month in which he touched a fellow MK, Ayelet Nachmias-Verbin, on the backside. The incident led to the revelation of a sexual harassment accusation 15 years ago.
The new accusation, published by Yachimovich on her Facebook page today, may be the most serious yet. Yachimovich posts the accusations of an unnamed woman she says served under Broshi when the latter was a battalion commander in the army. The woman, who is not identified, accuses Broshi of persistent harassment over a lengthy period of time.
Broshi responds in a statement that the claims in the post “never happened,” and demands that Yachimovich surrender her parliamentary immunity so he can sue her for libel.
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