During a Knesset plenum debate, MK Yitzhak Pindrus (United Torah Judaism) allegedly repeated a call to shoot MK Naama Lazimi (The Democrats) in the legs — starting with her before any other lawmaker who had blocked a road, according to a direct report from the parliamentary exchange. The remark follows an earlier similar statement earlier today, which The Zioneer covered at 12:48.
MK Yitzhak Pindrus (United Torah Judaism) repeated his call to shoot MK Naama Lazimi (The Democrats) in the legs during a Knesset plenum debate Monday afternoon, according to a direct account from the parliamentary channel. The exchange unfolded after Pindrus stated, "Anyone who blocks a road should be shot in the legs." When MK Azuz asked whether that applied to Pindrus's own party chairman, MK Goldknopf — who had blocked a road during a recent protest — Pindrus replied: "But start with Naama Lazimi." The remark follows an earlier similar statement that The Zioneer first reported at 12:48, based on a report by N12 political correspondent Daphna Liel. That initial report had not included Pindrus's preceding general remark or his response to Azuz. The thread has evolved from a single-source unverified claim to a more detailed account: the first version (reported at 12:48 as a standalone N12 report) was followed by Pindrus's social media post framing his original remarks as sarcastic; by the second version (also timestamped 12:48), Pindrus had been asked explicitly whether he would support shooting Haredi protesters, and replied "start with Lazimi" — a clarification that escalated the controversy. The current dispatch adds the specific parliamentary exchange that produced the repeated remark. The remarks have not been independently verified by audio recording, and the Knesset Ethics Committee has not commented. As The Zioneer reported on Wed Jun 24, 18:51, MK Goldknopf led a protest convoy on Highway 1 against arrests of draft evaders; on Tue Jun 16, 19:41, a masked youth tried to break into Goldknopf's car in Jerusalem. The incident sits within widening protests over Haredi draft evasion. It remains unclear whether Pindrus's remarks will trigger any formal complaint or Ethics Committee proceedings.
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