Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the anti-government protests at a Likud faction meeting on Monday, saying they were being "funded and organized by left-wing organizations."
"They are creating noise with insane, unprecedented backing from the media. In 2011 there were hundreds of thousands [of protesters], here there are barely enough to represent a quarter of a Knesset seat, and they're getting round-the-clock coverage. The link to coronavirus is incidental. There are repeated calls for murder," Netanyahu said.
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The prime minister went on to say that "the total enlistment by media outlets is characteristic of non-democratic regimes, and a danger to democracy."
"They are giving legitimacy to threats of murder and violence that come up not only on Facebook, but also at the demonstrations themselves. Opposition leaders, especially [Yesh Atid leader] Yair Lapid are giving this full legitimacy, rather than warning against incitement," Netanyahu said.
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