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Isaac Herzog catches flak for Amona 'virus' comments
Isaac Herzog catches flak for Amona 'virus' comments
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterAs the coalition prepared for a contentious vote on legalizing West Bank outposts, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition leader Isaac Herzog (Zionist Union) sparred Sunday over comments by the latter that could be interpreted as him calling residents of the Amona outpost a "virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus.""I understand the pain of the families [in Amona], but [the High Court of Justice] gave them two years to clear out, and look what this virus has done to the State of Israel and how dangerous it is to democracy, because of this nonsense," Herzog told Army Radio.Relevant to your professional network?Please share on LinkedinHerzog made the comments in response to the Ministerial Committee for Legislation approving a bill to compensate the Palestinian owners of land on which outposts were built with the state's approval, rather than evacuate the outposts' residents.The proposal is meant to save the Amona outpost slated for demolition on December 25.The opposition leader said that if the bill should pass, it would be a "serious stain on Israel law books, because it authorizes theft and robbery.There is no precedent, nothing like it, in which the Israeli government authorized a law that allows taking land from private people."Netanyahu called on Herzog to apologize, saying he "can't believe Herzog used the term 'virus' to describe settlers.""They are of our flesh, serve in the IDF, contribute to the state.Buji, apologize immediately," Netanyahu said, using Herzog's nickname.Later, in a Likud faction meeting, Netanyahu pointed out that Herzog gave a speech to the Knesset on Sunday in which he attacked the right of incitement."That is exactly what you're doing now, and I call on you to take these words back," he said.
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Isaac Herzog calls Amona families 'virus, dangerous to democracy'
Isaac Herzog calls Amona families 'virus, dangerous to democracy'
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterAmona residents and their refusal to leave their homes are a "virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus" endangering Israeli democracy, opposition leader Isaac Herzog (Zionist Union) said Monday."I understand the pain of the families, but [the High Court of Justice] gave them two years to clear out, and look what this virus has done to the State of Israel and how dangerous it is to democracy, because of this nonsense," Herzog told Army Radio.Relevant to your professional network?
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Herzog clarifies: The Amona bill's the virus, not the settlers
Herzog clarifies: The Amona bill's the virus, not the settlers
Opposition leader Isaac Herzog says his "virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus" comparison was directed not towards settlers — as many had claimed — but to the Amona bill, a piece of legislation green-lighted by a ministerial committee Sunday that would recognize illegal settlements.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had called for Herzog to apologize, saying he "can't believe" the opposition head had made the comparison."No Bibi, this time it won't work," Herzog writes on Twitter, using Netanyahu's nickname.
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Raging against Amona bill, Herzog calls outpost saga 'virus'
Raging against Amona bill, Herzog calls outpost saga 'virus'
Opposition leader Isaac Herzog said a controversial bill to legalize unauthorized Israeli outposts in the West Bank amounted to legitimizing theft and referred to the legal saga over the outposts as a "virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus" that endangers Israeli democracy.Herzog's voice was the latest in a string of condemnations against the bill, which aims to stave off a demolition order against the Amona outpost and other illegal settlements, since a panel of ministers gave it a green light Sunday.His use of the term "virus," though, raised hackles in a country sensitized to use of medical terms to demonize others, due to its echoes of Nazi propaganda about Jews.
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