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Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Opposition chief links Haaretz sabotage to Netanyahu
Opposition leader Yair Lapid is speaking out against an apparent act of sabotage at the offices of the Haaretz newspaper, a leading liberal voice.
On Twitter, Lapid calls it an “attempt to silence the free press by the instigated supporters of a leader who see democracy and free speech as a threat to the state,” apparently referring to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Police said a man caused damage to the newspaper’s breaker box and verbally harassed reporter Gidi Weitz. A suspect was arrested.
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