Yadlin boycotts parley over Marzel attendance

The Zionist Union’s candidate for defense minister, Amos Yadlin, leaves an election gathering held at Bar-Ilan University after finding out that right-wing activist Baruch Marzel is one of the participants.

Amos Yadlin speaks at an IsraPresse event for the French-speaking community at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center, Jerusalem, February 22, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
Amos Yadlin speaks at an IsraPresse event for the French-speaking community at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center, Jerusalem, February 22, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

Yadlin was notified in advance that Marzel will not be taking part, a spokesperson told Israel Radio, but the Bar-Ilan University Student Union denied any agreement on the matter.

A Yadlin representative tells the station that he was told he would be appearing alongside public figures who do not share his views, “but only those who cherish democracy.”

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