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Major Crime Unit arrests man suspected of online threats against Netanyahu

Ashkelon man, 55, taken in to custody on suspicion of using fake Facebook profile to upload post warning the police to "get ready" to direct traffic "to the funerals of Benjamin, Sara, and Yair Netanyahu."

by  Itsik Saban
Published on  11-06-2019 08:59
Last modified: 11-06-2019 09:07
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The poster's Facebook profile, which has been removed, shows Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's face with a noose hanging in front of it | Photo: Facebook

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A 55-year-old resident of Ashkelon has been arrested on suspicion of publishing a social media post that threatened to harm Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his wife, and one of his sons.

The post was published Tuesday under the user name "Tzvika Sabag," a profile that was later revealed to be fake and was removed from Facebook.

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After the post, which warned the Israel Police to "get ready to direct traffic toward the funerals of Benjamin, Sara, and Yair Netanyahu," the prime minister contacted acting Police Commissioner Moti Cohen and asked him to investigate the possible incitement to murder.

The Israel Police confirmed in a statement that "the prime minister contacted the acting police commissioner about a social media post that called to attack the prime minister and his family. The Lahav 433 Major Crimes Unit's cyber division has launched an investigation."

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