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Smotrich Condemns Protest That Forced Rotman Out of Tel Aviv University Event
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First reported by Now 14 · Jun 25, 2026
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Left-wing activists shouted “murderer” at MK Simcha Rotman during his arrival at a Tel Aviv University panel on Thursday, prompting security to escort him out. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich condemned the protest and voiced support for Rotman.
- 01Left-wing activists shouted “murderer” at Simcha Rotman at Tel Aviv University.
- 02Security guards escorted Rotman away after the disruption.
- 03Bezalel Smotrich condemned the protest as radical-left aggression.
- 04Smotrich said extremists must not return Israel to the prewar situation.
- 05He praised Rotman’s judicial reform work and said he would not be silenced.
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