Yesh Atid MK erases tweet backing right-wing rally

Yesh Atid MK Moshe Tur-Paz raises a ruckus after first tweeting then deleting a post expressing support for the right-wing pro-government rally in Jerusalem, according to Hebrew media reports.

Tur-Paz had taken to Twitter to blast out a message expressing backing for the rally and for political demonstrations in general, while remaining silent on the aims of the so-called march of the million planned for Thursday night.

“The march of the million is an important thing. Even if it ‘only’ draws a quarter-million. I’ll have more than a few friends there. That’s what it’s like to live between worlds. The public that goes out to protest for its values buys the right to demand more from elected officers,” he tweets, according to a screenshot shared by right-wing lawmakers.

Still feeling the Independence Day love, he ended the note wishing the marchers luck and expressing love for them. “We’re all brothers.”

But a short time later the tweet is removed, reportedly at the order of the party and its leader, opposition head Yair Lapid. The about-face sparks denunciations from across the aisle of Lapid’s singlehanded running of the party by fiat.

“Worryingly, the thought police of Yesh Lapid forbid the stating of an independent stance, to say nothing of running against the supreme leader,” tweets Likud MK Amichai Chikli.