On video: a protester throws a burning torch at a soldier at a demonstration in Jerusalem 04.02.24/police spokesmen
The Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, called for tomorrow (Monday) a special meeting on the subject of "incitement against elected officials" with the participation of the Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gabir, the Minister of Justice, Yariv Levin, the Police Commissioner and other ministers. According to government officials, the discussion was called following the demonstrations Outside the Prime Minister's house last week.
Last week, a large protest rally was held in front of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's house on Gaza Street in Jerusalem - in which the demonstrators called for a date for the elections. Severe clashes broke out between the demonstrators and the police after they marched from the Knesset area to the President's House and from there to the house Prime Minister. Several of the masterminds were detained for questioning.
Several violent incidents occurred at the demonstration. First, the police confronted Ila Metzger, the daughter-in-law of Yoram Metzger who is still kidnapped in Gaza, who came to protest along with other kidnapped families. Later, a protester threw a burning torch at a police trooper and, in addition, some The brains tried to approach the Prime Minister's house, and were stopped by the police.
The discussion was called following the demonstrations outside the house of Prime Minister/Roni Knafo
Although the police stressed that "at no point was there any danger to the Prime Minister's house and no one physically approached it," the Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gabir, said following the events: "Just last week I warned the head of the Shin Bet about the disregard for the Prime Minister's security And I refused. I demand that the Shin Bet wake up immediately and take seriously the security of the Prime Minister of Israel and his family. A situation in which thousands of people break into the area of the Prime Minister's house and the Shin Bet turns a blind eye is unacceptable."
Also, about two weeks ago, ministers Itamar Ben Gabir and Dodi Amsalem attacked the head of the Shin Bet Ronan Bar during the meeting of the political-security cabinet, and claimed that the Shin Bet does not adequately secure Prime Minister Netanyahu in light of threats to his life, according to two sources who comment on the details of the cabinet meeting.
The sources stated that Ben Gabir and Amsalem told the head of the Shin Bet "Because there is an increase in threats against Netanyahu and his family from Israeli citizens, including those who participate in the demonstrations. The head of the Shin Bet replied to the ministers that he is not aware of any increase in threats against Netanyahu that requires a change in the security situation and asked them for examples. Ben Gabir presented the head of the Shin Bet with an example of threats against Netanyahu that appeared in a tweet on Twitter. The head of the Shin Bet answered that it was an Iranian bot and not an Israeli citizen.
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