Culture Minister Miri Regev (Likud) criticizes Im Tirtzu’s new campaign, which singles out Israeli artists and performers associated with left-wing organizations.
“Alongside the public’s right to know, one should avoid statements that may lead to incitement and violence,” Regev says of the campaign, which features a list of artists and accuses them of being “moles” who support left-wing groups that receive some of their funding from foreign governments.
Culture Minister Miri Regev in Jerusalem on December 27, 2015.(Marc Israel Sellem/POOL)
“Damage to any person in respect of his political views is wrong.”
It should be noted that Regev herself is currently pushing a proposal aimed at pulling state support from groups that degrade state symbols or the flag, mark Israel’s Independence Day as a day of mourning, deny Israel’s right to exist, reject Israel as a Jewish and democratic state, or incite to violence, terrorism, or racist hate crimes.
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