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Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Opposition’s Golan accuses ‘dangerous’ Netanyahu of resuming Gaza fighting to preserve his rule
Sam Sokol is the Times of Israel's political correspondent. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"
The Democrats party chief Yair Golan slams Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over his decision to resume hostilities in the Gaza Strip, tweeting that the troops in the field and hostages in Hamas captivity “are just cards in his game of survival.”
“Netanyahu is using the lives of our citizens and soldiers because he trembles in fear of us — the public protest against the dismissal of the head of the Shin Bet,” the left-wing leader claims. Golan is referring to Netanyahu’s recent announcement that he will terminate Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar, whose agency is investigating alleged ties between senior Netanyahu aides and Qatar.
Israelis “must not let the madness win” and instead protest in order to save the state of Israel “from the hands of this corrupt and dangerous man,” he says.
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