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Yair Lapid Condemns Ultra-Orthodox Incitement Against IDF Chief, Criticizes Netanyahu's Silence
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What happened
Opposition leader Yair Lapid condemned ultra-Orthodox incitement against the IDF Chief of Staff and criticized Prime Minister Netanyahu for remaining silent. Rabbi Aryeh Yazdi's harsh remarks sparked the controversy, with Lapid calling the government cowardly for not condemning the incitement.
- 01Yair Lapid condemned ultra-Orthodox incitement against the IDF Chief of Staff.
- 02Rabbi Aryeh Yazdi called the Chief of Staff "accursed" at a rally.
- 03Lapid accused the ultra-Orthodox of sanctioning violence against soldiers.
- 04Prime Minister Netanyahu and ministers have not condemned the incitement.
- 05Lapid called the government "a bunch of cowards" for their silence.
- 06He praised Israeli soldiers as heroes amid the controversy.
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