A Knesset committee session descended into chaos Monday after Otzma Yehudit MK Limor Son Har Melch, invoking parliamentary immunity, alleged that Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid embraced a convicted pedophile. Yesh Atid MKs responded angrily, with MK Vladimir Beliak calling Son Har Melch and her colleagues 'neo-Nazis'.
A stormy exchange erupted Monday afternoon in a Knesset committee after MK Limor Son Har Melch (Otzma Yehudit) used her parliamentary immunity to level a serious personal allegation against opposition leader Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid). Son Har Melch claimed that Lapid 'embraced a pedophile', without immediately providing further details or evidence. The remark sparked an immediate uproar. Yesh Atid MK Vladimir Beliak responded by calling Son Har Melch and her faction 'neo-Nazis', prompting a further escalation in the chamber. The incident highlights the increasingly volatile atmosphere in the Israeli parliament as the summer session continues.
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