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MK Meirav Ben Ari Publicly Apologizes to MK Moshe Abutbul Over Military Service Remarks
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First reported by Kikar HaShabbat · 3 hours ago
What happened
MK Meirav Ben Ari apologized publicly to MK Moshe Abutbul after falsely accusing him of evading military service. Abutbul proved his IDF service during a radio interview and rejected the claim as defamatory. The apology ended the dispute in the Knesset plenum on Wednesday evening.
- 01MK Meirav Ben Ari falsely accused MK Moshe Abutbul of evading IDF service.
- 02Abutbul proved his military service by sharing his IDF number on air.
- 03Ben Ari apologized publicly in the Knesset plenum and personally to Abutbul.
- 04Abutbul called Ben Ari's claim defamatory and threatened legal action.
- 05The apology ended a day-long public dispute between the two MKs.
- 06The incident coincided with the Knesset's first reading approval of the Basic Law on Torah Study.
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