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'Your end will come sooner than the end of democracy': Police investigating death threats against Yariv Levin | Israel Hayom

9/19/2023, 10:45:46 AM

Highlights: Yariv Levin received a WhatsApp message with an explicit threat to his life. In a conversation with Israel Hayom, the suspect said: "I meant Levin's political end - I apologize for using the word Nazi" The Israeli police opened an investigation, which is already aware of the identity of the suspect - a resident of the Ashkelon area. The announcement was sent while Levin is serving as acting prime minister, due to Benjamin Netanyahu's presence on the occasion of the UN General Assembly.


Yariv Levin received a WhatsApp message with an explicit threat to his life • In a conversation with Israel Hayom, the suspect said: "I meant Levin's political end - I apologize for using the word Nazi" • The Israeli police opened an investigation

Justice Minister Yariv Levin received a threatening message on his personal WhatsApp account around midnight on Monday night, saying: "Your end will come sooner than the end of democracy. Nazi."

The message of threats received by Yariv Levin, photo: None

The announcement was sent while Levin is serving as acting prime minister, due to Benjamin Netanyahu's presence on the occasion of the UN General Assembly where he will speak this Friday and before that he will meet on Wednesday with US President Joe Biden.

This morning, the police opened an investigation, which is already aware of the identity of the suspect - a resident of the Ashkelon area. Speaking to Israel Hayom, he sounded frightened, saying: "I meant Levin's political end. I apologize for using the word Nazi."

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