During a wreath-laying ceremony for Holocaust Remembrance Day on Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was heckled by a protester who called on the leader to resign.
Video posted online by The Times of Israel shows a man yelling out at Netanyahu to resign moments before he places a wreath down during the ceremony at Yad Vashem, Israel’s largest Holocaust memorial.
On October 7, 2023, militants in the Palestinian organization Hamas attacked southern Israel, killing 1,200 people and taking over 200 hostages. Israel subsequently launched a war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip that has killed over 34,000 people, the Associated Press reported, citing the Gaza Health Ministry.
The Times of Israel said the heckler at Yad Vashem blamed Netanyahu for not protecting his country’s people and also mentioned the hostages still being held by Hamas.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a ceremony marking Holocaust Remembrance Day at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem on Monday. He was heckled by a protester who told him to resign.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a ceremony marking Holocaust Remembrance Day at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem on Monday. He was heckled by a protester who told him to resign.
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“We must not descend into the abyss again. What else is necessary for you to go home?” the man yelled at Netanyahu, according to The Times of Israel’s translation.
The online newspaper also said the man referenced the hostages by saying, “Let the people of Israel remember their abandoned sons.”
Newsweek reached out to the Israeli government’s press office via email on Monday for comment.
Israel’s N12 news channel posted a clip on X (formerly Twitter) of the moment Netanyahu was heckled.
