The Yisrael Beytenu party is demanding police investigate rock star and actor Gidi Gov for incitement and racism after he blasted Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman amid a fight over blackballing another singer, Hadashot news reports..
On Tuesday, Liberman demanded Army Radio boycott singer Yehonatan Gefen, after he compared Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi to Anne Frank, Hannah Szenesh, King David and Joan of Arc. Liberman was quickly rebuffed.
On Wednesday, Gov made fun of Liberman, who heads the Yisrael Beytenu party, for his thick Russian accent, calling him a “new immigrant.”
Liberman is originally from Moldova. Many of Yisrael Beytenu’s members come from the former USSR.
Gov is best known as a member of Kaveret, often called Israel’s Beatles, though he’s also had a successful solo career.
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