US blasts coalition MK who hailed Jewish terrorist as ‘holy righteous man’

By Jacob Magid

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22 September 2023, 9:01 pm

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Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief

In a video clip released September 19, 2023, Otzma Yehudit MK Limor Son Har-Melech addresses a fundraising event on behalf of Amiram Ben Uliel, a Jewish extremist convicted of killing three members of the Palestinian Dawabshe family in a 2015 firebombing (Screenshot: X; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

The State Department condemns far-right coalition MK Limor Son Har-Melech after she defended the Jewish terrorist responsible for the 2015 murders of three members of a Palestinian family as a “holy righteous man.”

“It is critical for Israel and the Palestinian Authority to refrain from unilateral steps that exacerbate tensions and undercut efforts to advance a negotiated two-state solution. This certainly includes inflammatory rhetoric and actions,” reads a statement from a State Department spokesperson. “We would refer to the Knesset member to discuss those comments.”