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Top Israelis Demand Investigation into Rabbi Axelrod's Incitement Claims
Twenty former Israeli security, legal, and academic leaders have asked the police to investigate Rabbi Gdalyahu Axelrod for incitement to murder. The rabbi's letter invoked "rodef" law against politicians supporting a government with Arab parties, which signatories fear could lead to violence.
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- 0120 former Israeli security, legal, and academic figures demand investigation into Rabbi Axelrod for incitement.
- 02Rabbi Axelrod invoked "rodef" law against politicians supporting a government with Arab parties.
- 03Signatories fear Rabbi Axelrod's words could incite violence and political assassination.
- 04MK Michal Rozin and Haifa Mayor Yona Yahav also called for a criminal investigation.
- 05The petition references Yigal Amir's use of "rodef" law to justify Yitzhak Rabin's assassination.
MK Michal Rozin and Haifa Mayor Yona Yahav also called for an investigation, referencing the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin as a past consequence of such rhetoric.
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