Prosecutor's office approves investigating protest leader on incitement against Netanyahu

Protest leader Ami Dror spoke at a protest in front of the Prime Minister's house in Caesarea and said "We will build a lawn on the ruins of the castle, and we will cover his pool with concrete."

 Behind the private residence of Benjamin Netanyahu in Caesarea calling for the resignation of the government. (photo credit: AMOS GIL)
Behind the private residence of Benjamin Netanyahu in Caesarea calling for the resignation of the government.
(photo credit: AMOS GIL)

The Prosecutor’s Office authorized the police on Monday evening to investigate Ami Dror, a leader of the protests demanding that the government accept a hostage release deal, on suspicion of incitement against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the demonstration that took place in front of Netanyahu’s home in Caesarea on Thursday.

The decision was made in light of Dror’s recent statement, “Throw away the garbage, and eliminate it,” while pointing at Netanyahu’s house. “On the ruins of his castle in Caesarea, we will build a lawn,” he vowed. “We’ll cover his pool with concrete.”

Dror continued to verbally attack the prime minister and his family, calling them “a family of lunatics who are destroying the State of Israel,” adding that he “discovered himself that he [Netanyahu] is the devil.

“He is afraid of the hostages’ families and is an obsessive kleptomaniac. He barks like a puppy and a professional instigator.”

The Hostages and Missing Persons Families Forum demonstrating outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's home in Caesarea, January 19, 2024. (credit: The Hostages and Missing Persons Families Forum )
The Hostages and Missing Persons Families Forum demonstrating outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's home in Caesarea, January 19, 2024. (credit: The Hostages and Missing Persons Families Forum )

Responding to the prosecutor's office

In response to the decision to investigate Dror, the protest leader said, “They are afraid, and it will not help them! We will not allow them to destroy this country. We will continue with determination, without violence and without being polite until a new government is formed here!

“Of course, I will come to any investigation with respect. I have great respect for the State Attorney’s Office and will be very happy to explain my words.”