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Admirers of Kahane were elected to parliament in March as allies of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party, and one of the most prominent has become a fixture on Israeli TV.

Dozens of far-right Jewish activists in Israel, including the wife of lawmaker Itamar Ben-Gvir, said Tuesday that they had been blocked from using Facebook's WhatsApp messaging app.

Opponents of Ben-Gvir accuse him and his allies of inciting followers to violence.

In its 2020 report, advocacy group Reporters Without Borders said that journalists in Israel "are exposed to open hostility" by politicians.

[How familiar after four years of Trumpism in America! - Oui]

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on trial for corruption charges, routinely accuses the media of being on a "witch hunt" against him. Critics say he has done little to stop supporters from harassing or threatening journalists.

His son Yair, known for his abrasive social media presence, regularly accuses leading media outlets of acting against the interests of the country.



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by Oui (Oui) on Wed May 26th, 2021 at 10:34:48 AM EST

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