MK Yuli Edelstein Confronted on Flight Over Arrests
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
Member of Knesset Yuli Edelstein was verbally assaulted on a flight by a passenger who accused him of responsibility for the arrest of women distributing flyers. The passenger demanded Edelstein remove his kippah and called him "nothing." Left-wing activist Ami Dror published the video and called for pursuing public officials everywhere.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- MK Yuli Edelstein was verbally attacked on a flight by a passenger.
- The passenger accused Edelstein of responsibility for arresting women distributing flyers.
- The passenger demanded Edelstein remove his kippah and called him "nothing."
- The incident was filmed and shared on social media by activist Ami Dror.
- Dror called for confronting public officials outside of political arenas.
Member of Knesset Yuli Edelstein was verbally attacked by a fellow passenger during a flight, with the incident captured on video and shared on social media. The woman confronted Edelstein, accusing him of responsibility for the arrest of women who were distributing flyers in a synagogue. She called him "nothing" and demanded he remove his kippah.
The video shows the woman addressing Edelstein, stating, "Whoever arrested women who fought for the hostages, arrested them after they put flyers in the synagogue, caused their arrest, a former prisoner of Zion, shame on you." She escalated her remarks, making personal attacks and saying, "How great that you are nothing now, nothing. How great that you are nothing, how great. We finished you, we finished you. Take off the kippah on your head."
The footage was published by left-wing activist Ami Dror, who encouraged further confrontations with public officials outside the political arena. "It is imperative to pursue them everywhere!" Dror wrote alongside the video.
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