Channel 14 Panelist Slams Yisrael Beiteinu Leader Lieberman
Translated & summarized from Ice by baba
Channel 14 panelist Rachel Berger Shechter called Yisrael Beiteinu chairman Avigdor Lieberman a "Soviet chaos agent" in a Facebook post. The Yisrael Beiteinu party condemned the remarks as "severe incitement" and demanded Channel 14 apologize and remove Shechter from broadcasts. The incident occurs amidst a wave of explicit death threats against Lieberman, prompting his party to file further complaints with authorities.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Channel 14 panelist Rachel Berger Shechter called Yisrael Beiteinu leader Avigdor Lieberman a "Soviet chaos agent."
- Yisrael Beiteinu condemned the remarks as "severe incitement" and demanded Channel 14 apologize.
- The party called for law enforcement to urgently investigate the publication of the remarks.
- Shechter's comments follow a recent surge in explicit death threats against Lieberman.
- Yisrael Beiteinu filed additional complaints with the Knesset security officer regarding the threats.
Channel 14 panelist Rachel Berger Shechter posted a harsh criticism of Yisrael Beiteinu chairman MK Avigdor Lieberman on Facebook shortly before the Knesset elections. Shechter described Lieberman as a "Soviet chaos agent" and prayed for his demise. She added that she was releasing these thoughts online because she couldn't say them on air.
The Yisrael Beiteinu party responded strongly, calling Shechter's remarks "severe incitement" against Lieberman. The party stated that the "racist nickname 'Soviet agent,' alongside the wish for his death, adds to a series of severe threats directed at him." They emphasized that they would not wait for someone to act on this incitement.
Yisrael Beiteinu demanded an apology from Channel 14, urging them to "unequivocally condemn the remarks and cease her participation in broadcasts." The party also called on law enforcement to "urgently investigate the publication," asserting that "incitement and threats will not deter us and will not silence us."
These comments come amid a period of heightened threats against Lieberman. His party revealed recent violent messages sent to him, indicating a disturbing rise in incitement against elected officials. One message read, "Until you get a bullet in the head, you won't shut your mouth, you Nazi anti-Semite." Other threats included "to the gallows today" and "end your life, son of a dog thief."
In response to these explicit death threats, Yisrael Beiteinu filed an urgent complaint with the Knesset's security officer, adding to previous complaints about harassment and threats against their leader. The party stressed the need for "immediate and decisive action by the authorities and full prosecution of the threats," warning, "We must not wait for words to turn into actions."
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