Coalition Chair Silman receives death threats, prompting extra security
"The threats against me and my family are a product of unprecedented and intentional attacks from opposition members," said Silman.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFFUpdated: JUNE 28, 2021 12:23Idit Silman, head of the Arrangements Committee leads a Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 21, 2021. (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH 90)
Coalition chair Idit Silman and her family have received death threats by phone and texts for several days, her office announced Sunday.The Knesset and Israel Police have been alerted and have provided the Yamina MK with a security detail."The threats against me and my family are a product of unprecedented and intentional attacks from opposition members," said Silman.Among the threats sent to Silman were statements such as "You need to know how it feels to be a bereaved mother," and "You need one of your children to die in a terrorist attack."Taking to social media, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid slammed the death threats made against Silman as crossing a red line, and called on members of the opposition to condemn them."Disagreements between the opposition and the coalition make sense and are acceptable," Lapid tweeted, adding that "The messages on her cell phone, however, are a dangerous criminal offense."
האיומים על חייה ועל חיי ילדיה של @iditsilman הם קו אדום ואני קורא לכל חברי באופוזיציה לגנות אותם. חילוקי דעות בין אופוזיציה לקואליציה זה הגיוני ומקובל. ההודעות בטלפון הנייד שלה הן עבירה פלילית מסוכנת.
