Netanyahu’s Allies Rain Death Threats On Opponents

Axios reports:

On the verge of being replaced after 12 years in power, Netanyahu is waging a desperate, Trump-style campaign to de-legitimize the incoming government and accuse its leaders of perpetrating “the fraud of the century.” The situation has become so tense — with members of the Israeli Knesset facing death threats and demonstrations from angry Netanyahu supporters outside their homes — that the director of Israel’s Shin Bet domestic security agency issued a rare warning of potential political violence.

Netanyahu initially refused to condemn the incitement against Bennett and his allies, but on Monday afternoon he condemned the violent rhetoric on “every side” and falsely claimed that the media had refused to cover similar incitement against his family. The speech drew comparisons to the video Donald Trump released during the Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6, calling for the protesters to “go home” while also praising them and repeating his false claim that he won in a “landslide.”

Read the full article. There’s much more. On Sunday, Netanyahu’s declared himself to be the victim of the “biggest election fraud in the history of democracy.”

On the verge of being replaced after 12 years in power, Benjamin Netanyahu is waging a desperate, Trump-style campaign to de-legitimize the incoming Israeli government and accuse its leaders of perpetrating “the fraud of the century”. My story on @axios https://t.co/YzI2lDRfkw

— Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid) June 9, 2021