In Their Own Words: Israeli Politicians' Extreme Speech Surges Ahead of Elections
OFEK says 227 extreme comments were made this year as rhetoric intensifies under Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government before the election.
- With just days before the October 27 election, Israeli think tank OFEK shared a spreadsheet with The Associated Press listing 227 extreme comments made by officials this year as part of an ongoing incitement-tracking project.
- Extreme speech has surged under the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with inflammatory rhetoric targeting Palestinians and Arab citizens becoming audible at the highest levels of the state.
- Officials have made statements such as Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu claiming Palestinian produce contains "a great deal of Palestinian poison" and Yikzik Kroizer stating "in Jenin, there are no innocent civilians."
- While Netanyahu avoids the explicit rhetoric of his far-right allies, he campaigns using the slogan "right or Palestine," which critics describe as incitement against the country's Arab population.
- Across the West Bank, tensions manifest in daily life for residents like Palestinian Mouayad Oweis, who faces threats over flags placed at his shop amid checkpoints and barriers for Palestinians.
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In their own words: Israeli politicians’ extreme speech surges ahead of elections – WTOP News
LUBBAN AL-SHARQIYA, West Bank (AP) — Extreme speech has surged under Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ‘s far-right government and can be heard at the highest levels ahead of Israel’s Oct. 27 elections. With just days before the vote, Israeli think tank OFEK shared a spreadsheet with The Associated Press listing 227 extreme comments made...
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In their own words: Israeli politicians’ extreme speech surges ahead of elections
LUBBAN AL-SHARQIYA, West Bank (AP) — Extreme speech has surged under Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 's far-right government and can be heard at the highest levels ahead of Israel's Oct. 27 elections.
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In their own words: Israeli politicians' extreme speech surges ahead of elections
Hate speech in Israel has surged under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government. The harsh language around Palestinians and even Arab citizens continues at the highest levels ahead of the Oct. 27 election. An Israeli think tank has shared with…
Rubban Al-Shariyah: Radical statements have surged under the far-right administration of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and they are being heard at a high level ahead of the October 27th Israeli election. Now that it's only a few days until the election, the Israeli think tank OFEK shared a spreadsheet listing 227 radical comments issued by the official this year with the Associated Press. This is part of an ongoing project to track …
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