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Full coverage· Politics· Updated

PR Guru Roni Re'em Slams Likud Candidate Itzik Bonzel Over Remarks to Hostage Yocheved Lifshitz

PR executive Roni Re'em publicly attacked Likud candidate Itzik Bonzel for telling released hostage Yocheved Lifshitz he wished she could be returned to Hamas. Bonzel later apologized, and Lifshitz suggested the incident aimed to divide bereaved families.

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What happened

  1. 01PR executive Roni Re'em condemned Likud candidate Itzik Bonzel for harsh remarks to released hostage Yocheved Lifshitz.
  2. 02Bonzel told Lifshitz he wished she could be returned to Hamas after she criticized the government.
  3. 03Re'em defended Lifshitz, calling her a "holy woman" and criticizing Bonzel's right to attack her.
  4. 04Bonzel issued a qualified apology, stating his remarks were made in anger.
  5. 05Lifshitz suggested the controversy aimed to create division among victims' families.
Translated and summarized by baba from Kipa, the latest report. Read Kipa’s original

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