Netanyahu says he could be targeted for Trump-style assassination attempt

Published July 16, 2024 3:00am ET



Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu invoked the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump as a preview of a potential attack on himself, a complaint that is fueling a political uproar in Israel.

“It can happen because there is incitement to violence and murder of elected officials, of ministers, of the prime minister, of his family,” Netanyahu told an Israeli broadcaster on Monday. “No one is doing anything about it.”

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