Toxic Israeli Politics Give Rise to Fears of Assassinations
- Death threats haunt public figures as vitriol heats up
- Social media allows for anonymous hate speech fanning flames
Benjamin Netanyahu
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In Israel’s toxic political atmosphere, talk has turned to assassination.
Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition leaders have received death threats as two divisive and inconclusive elections dovetail in a caustic mix with the premier’s indictment for fraud. A former spymaster sees a worrisome parallel with the vitriolic campaign against Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin before he was gunned down leaving a peace rally in 1995.