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Right-wingers rally for release of IDF soldier outside military court

MARCH 30, 2016 03:25

Updated: MARCH 30, 2016 03:24

Soccer hooligans and rightwing MKs joined hundreds of supporters who rallied outside the military court in Kastina, near Kiryat Malachi, calling for the release of the IDF soldier held on suspicion of murdering a subdued Palestinian attacker.

A large contingent from the La Familia group of hardcore Beitar FC fans helped rally supporters to the demonstration, and were filmed chanting “[Rabbi Meir] Kahane lives!,” setting off smoke grenades and waving Israeli flags and signs with slogans including “death penalty for terrorists” and “Jewish blood isn’t cheap.”

A flyer for the rally showed a crude image of an IDF soldier with a knife in his back, along with the words: “The state is backstabbing the soldier from Hebron – we aren’t!” Those involved in organizing the protest included farright activists Itamar Ben- Gvir and Baruch Marzel. In a video of the Hebron incident released days after it occurred, the soldier can be seen shaking Marzel’s hand shortly after the shooting and before his arrest.

Speaking outside the hearing on Tuesday, former Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman said that he came “in order to support the soldier and to balance that gross meddling of the prime minister and defense minister.”

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