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Party Files Police Complaint Against Bereaved Father for Alleged Threat to Eisenkot's Wife
The Yashar party, led by Gadi Eisenkot, filed a police complaint on Monday against Yossi Cohen, a bereaved father, for allegedly making murder threats outside the Eisenkot family home. Cohen, whose son Amit was killed at the Nova festival, reportedly targeted Eisenkot and his wife, Hana, during a protest.
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What happened
- 01The Yashar party filed a police complaint on Monday against Yossi Cohen for allegedly making murder threats.
- 02Yossi Cohen, who lost his son Amit at the Nova festival, allegedly threatened Gadi Eisenkot and his wife Hana outside their home.
- 03Cohen reportedly told Hana Eisenkot she would not live and would be next to her son Gal, who was killed in Gaza in December 2023.
- 04During the protest, Cohen allegedly called Gadi Eisenkot a traitor through a megaphone while other demonstrators chanted the same.
- 05Cohen claimed his statements were metaphorical and were made in response to Gadi Eisenkot's actions.
- 06The Yashar party condemned the threats as incitement and blamed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a divisive political culture.
According to the complaint, Cohen shouted through a megaphone, calling Gadi Eisenkot a traitor and saying he murdered his son. Cohen also allegedly told Hana Eisenkot that she would not live and would be next to her son, Gal, who was killed in Gaza in December 2023. Other protesters joined in, chanting "traitor" outside the residence.
Cohen claimed his words were metaphorical and were a response to Gadi Eisenkot's actions. While the Yashar party stated they sympathize with Cohen's grief, they condemned the incident as a horrifying expression of incitement, hatred, and violence. The party blamed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for fostering a political culture of hatred and division, and urged the Israel Police to investigate the threats.
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