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Ex-MK Avital Compares Arafat to Begin, Warns of Extremism
Former Labor MK Colette Avital controversially stated that Yasser Arafat was no longer a terrorist towards the end of his life and compared him to Menachem Begin, whom she called a terrorist.
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What happened
- 01Former MK Colette Avital stated Yasser Arafat was not a terrorist late in life.
- 02Avital compared Yasser Arafat to Menachem Begin, calling both terrorists.
- 03Avital expressed fear about the current atmosphere, comparing it to Rabin's assassination eve.
- 04She raised concerns about "settler violence" in Judea and Samaria.
- 05Avital differentiated threats against PM Netanyahu from other incitement.
Avital also raised concerns about settler violence in Judea and Samaria, drawing parallels to the atmosphere before Yitzhak Rabin's assassination. She differentiated potential threats against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, suggesting they were less severe than the incitement she fears.
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