Haaretz Journalist Faces Investigation Demand Over Rabbinate Response
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
Haaretz journalist Yael Friedson is facing a demand for an investigation after suggesting the Chief Rabbinate offices as a target in a social media post. Yehuda Avidan, Director-General of the Ministry of Religious Services, asked the Attorney General and police to probe Friedson for inciting violence. Avidan cited her response as a direct threat and called for increased security at the Rabbinate offices.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Haaretz journalist Yael Friedson is under investigation demand for her response on social media.
- Friedson suggested "The Chief Rabbinate offices" in reply to a post asking which public building to burn.
- Yehuda Avidan, Director-General of the Ministry of Religious Services, requested the probe.
- Avidan cited Friedson's comment as incitement to violence and a threat to the Rabbinate.
- The demand includes a call for increased security at the Rabbinate offices.
A journalist from the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, Yael Friedson, has drawn a demand for an investigation after responding to a social media post asking which public building people would burn by writing "The Chief Rabbinate offices." Yehuda Avidan, the Director-General of the Ministry of Religious Services and acting Director-General of the Chief Rabbinate, has appealed to the Attorney General and the police to open an investigation into Friedson for inciting violence. Avidan stated in a letter that Friedson's response constitutes incitement to violence and a direct threat to the Rabbinate institution, its employees, and visitors. He requested an urgent investigation and increased security at the Rabbinate offices, calling her response "wild" and suggesting it marks the Rabbinate offices as a "recommended and legitimate target for riots and arson." Avidan asked for an immediate examination of potential incitement and threat offenses and for enhanced security measures around the Chief Rabbinate offices in Israel.
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