Outcry in Israel after anti-government activist offers to assassinate Binyamin Netanyahu

The Israeli Prime Minister in Jerusalem on January 29, 2023. The tone is rising in Israeli society around the project to reform the judicial system wanted by Benyamin Netanyahu (photo illustration).

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The tone is rising in Israeli society around the reform project of the judicial system wanted by Benyamin Netanyahu, with in particular a real outcry after an anti-government activist proposed to assassinate the Israeli Prime Minister if his reform project were adopted. 

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With our correspondent in Jerusalem,

A former fighter pilot, he notably participated in Operation Opera in 1981: the bombing of the Iraqi reactor Osirak.

Zeev Raz has become a fierce activist against the government of Binyamin Netanyahu and particularly

.

“Din rodef”

On his Facebook account, he claimed that assassinating Netanyahu would be justified if he were to assume dictatorial powers.

He even offered a “din rodef”.

It is according to religious law the rabbinic green light to kill an individual.

Exactly the term used by rabbis on the eve of the assassination of Prime Minister Itshak Rabin in November 1995.

Zeev Raz quickly retracted, saying his

had been misinterpreted.

But the police decided to summon him anyway for questioning.

The Israeli Prime Minister denounced the increase in incitement to hatred in recent weeks, particularly against him.

“ 

 ,” he said.

Measures

Other ministers are asking for measures against personalities who call for violence.

Opposition leader Yair Lapid, however, replied that when he himself was the target of threats, it did not seem to bother the current majority too much.

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