After he stated last night that "the protesters against me in the United States are connecting with the PLO and Iran, and are spreading Israel's defamation worldwide," and stirred many reactions in the political arena and beyond, Michal Kastan Keder, the widow of Lieutenant Colonel Dolev Keder, z"l, who fell during Operation Protective Edge, responded sharply to Netanyahu.
In a short tweet on her Twitter account, she wrote, "Bibi, are you listening? I heard you say that I connected to the people who killed my husband."
In the opposition, they criticized Netanyahu's words after he accused the protesters in a demonstration against Israel. In response to questions from reporters as he boarded the plane on his way to the United States, Netanyahu said, "The protesters against me in the United States are joining the PLO and Iran, and are spreading Israel's defamation worldwide."
In response, the leader of the Machane HaMamlachti party, Benny Gantz, said: "Netanyahu's attack, while blaming the protesters in the US for connecting to our enemies, is severe and deserving of condemnation. Even if we don't agree with their methods, they are patriots who love the country. The immense damage that Netanyahu is causing Israeli society through his leadership cannot be fixed with a thousand fiery speeches at the UN. It's time to stop the authoritarian transformation and bring order to the government, instead of blaming the protesters."
