Yesha Council Head Criticizes Media Double Standard on Stone Throwing
Translated & summarized from 0404 by baba
Yisrael Gantz, Chairman of the Yesha Council, condemned stone-throwing on the Ayalon Highway and called for equal law enforcement. He criticized media coverage for treating stone-throwing as a serious threat only when it occurs in Tel Aviv, not in Judea and Samaria. Gantz demanded that the police apprehend the perpetrators and that the Mayor of Tel Aviv condemn the incident.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Yisrael Gantz condemned stone-throwing on the Ayalon Highway and demanded equal law enforcement.
- Gantz criticized media outlets for a double standard in reporting stone-throwing incidents.
- He stated that a stone is dangerous regardless of whether it reaches Tel Aviv or Judea and Samaria.
- Gantz called for the police to apprehend and prosecute the perpetrators.
- He urged the Mayor of Tel Aviv to condemn the incident.
Yisrael Gantz, Chairman of the Yesha Council and Head of the Benjamin Regional Council, issued a sharp condemnation of stone-throwing incidents, particularly those occurring on the Ayalon Highway. He called for equal and forceful law enforcement against all lawbreakers, whether in central Israel or in Judea and Samaria. Gantz stated, "I strongly condemn this morning's stone-throwing on the Ayalon Highway and call on the police to use all means to apprehend the handful of offenders and bring them to justice. I expect the Mayor of Tel Aviv to strongly condemn this serious incident." He also sharply criticized media outlets for their varying coverage of similar attacks based on their geographic location. "I thank the media outlets that discovered this morning that throwing stones at moving vehicles is a death threat," Gantz said. "I am confident that from now on, they will report this way even when stones are thrown at residents of Benjamin, Judea, and Samaria. After all, a stone does not become dangerous only when it reaches Tel Aviv."