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PM reverses ban of bereaved father who heckled him
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe decision to ban the father of a fallen IDF solider who lashed out at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a Memorial Day ceremony earlier today is reversed at the request of the prime minister.
Shaul Chitayat interrupted Netanyahu moments into his speech at Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl national cemetery, shouting, “Apologize! I don’t forgive you.”
As a result, Yad Labanim, an organization dedicated to supporting bereaved families, banned Chitayat from its official ceremonies this year citing the “difficult incident.”
The organization later voted to reverse the ban after Netanyahu intervened and asked Yad Labanim to reconsider the decision.
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