MK Pindros Sparks Outrage After Saying Protesters Blocking Roads Should Be Shot in the Legs

On Monday, a heated exchange took place in the Knesset Education Committee involving MK Yitzhak Pindros from Degel HaTorah, following his controversial remarks about protesters blocking roads. During the discussion, MK Adi Azuz from Yesh Atid recalled Pindros's past statement that "anyone blocking a road should be shot in the legs." Azuz challenged Pindros, referencing his participation in a recent car protest and asking if he believed MK Goldknopf should be shot for blocking a road. Pindros avoided directly addressing Goldknopf and instead retorted, "But start with Naama Lazimi."

This comment sparked strong reactions, especially from MK Naama Lazimi, who condemned Pindros’s statement as incitement to violence. She referenced previous threats she had received and tweeted that such remarks amount to "blood libel" and vowed not to be intimidated. Lazimi called for removing such figures from Israeli politics to rebuild a normal society.

Democratic Party leader MK Yair Golan also condemned Pindros’s remarks, emphasizing Lazimi’s history of defending hostages and protesters from police violence. He called the call to shoot her "incitement to violence" and stated that in the next government, those who incite violence will be held accountable, signaling an end to political immunity for such behavior.