Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attributed the problem of unchecked settler violence to what he called 'very lenient courts,' according to the Times of Israel. The remark came in response to a question on the issue, hours after he condemned settler violence in a CNN interview.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faulted the courts for being too lenient on settler violence, in remarks reported by the Times of Israel on Tuesday evening. The comment came in response to a question about unchecked settler violence, and marks a shift in emphasis from his earlier condemnation of such violence in a CNN interview aired earlier Tuesday evening, in which he said that force should be left to the police and military. The statement drew immediate attention as it appears to attribute responsibility for the phenomenon to the judicial system rather than to the perpetrators or law enforcement. As The Zioneer previously reported, Netanyahu had condemned settler violence and taking the law into one's own hands in the CNN interview, saying the public, the government, and he himself condemn such acts. The new remarks add a layer of institutional critique, blaming the courts for failing to deter such violence.
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