Netanyahu calls jews "aliens"

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Netanyahu's son calls Israeli protesters 'aliens,' says daddy laughs at them
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Thousands of Israelis who have been protesting against Benjamin Netanyahu are "aliens" who make the embattled prime minister laugh, his son, Yair Netanyahu, told a local radio station.

During his appearance on Galey Israel Radio on Monday, Netanyahu Jr was asked if he and his father had watched clips of the large-scale rallies demanding the PM's resignation. 

"I let him see select parts," Yair responded. "I try and not show him the obscene things, because that would be unpleasant, but you know, he finds it entertaining, gives him a bit of strength even."

The 29-year-old pointed out that Benjamin Netanyahu was nothing like former Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin, who stepped down in 1983 as a result of mass protests. Begin was also the founder of the Likud Party, of which both Netanyahus are members.

My father's a strong man. It makes him laugh. He sees what we all see – these aliens at the protests. It makes him laugh, like entertainment.

The comment elicited an angry reaction from the organizers of the protests, who insist that Netanyahu must abandon the post of prime minister due to his rampant corruption and failures regarding Israel's response to Covid-19. 

For Netanyahu and his family, "we are not even human – aliens. This is not a prime minister, it's a criminal suspect for whom the plight of his people is a source of amusement," they wrote in a statement, adding that they'll keep flooding the streets until they achieve their goal.

Apparently realizing that he had said a bit too much, Yair took to Twitter to attempt a bit of damage control. He explained that he didn't mean to dehumanize anybody, but was only talking about those dressing up in costume as extraterrestrial beings for the rallies.

"When I said 'aliens'... I meant those who dress up as aliens and UFOs," he wrote. "Those who come in either obscene costumes or holding up signs with obscenities, those who put a spaghetti pot on their heads or dress as Spider-Man.

"There are too many of these and it's funny," he pointed out. However, he added that the incitement of violence and "calls for murder" made during the protests were no laughing matter.

It's not first time that Netanyahu made headlines this week. On Sunday, the young man appeared before the Jerusalem Magistrate Court over an earlier tweet, in which he called upon his allies to stalk anti-government demonstrators.

"I'm inviting everyone to come protest, day and night... outside the homes of those people who've been responsible for organizing the anarchy across our country in the past few weeks," Yair wrote on Thursday.

In order to make stalking them easier, the PM's son posted the personal data of some of the protest leaders online, including their names, phone numbers and addresses.

For months, Israel had been gripped by protests against Netanyahu. The latest rally on Saturday saw 10,000 gather in Jerusalem and try to organize a sit-in outside the PM's official residence. The police dispersed the crowd and arrested 12 people.

The public anger is fueled by a bevy of charges of bribery, fraud and breach of public trust officially filed against the PM, as well as by the country's strict coronavirus lockdown, which has caused an unemployment surge.

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Netanyahu calls anti-govt rallies 'BIZARRE' as he defends his son Yair's 'alien protesters' comment
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Yair Netanyahu didn't mean to be offensive when he called anti-government protestors "aliens," Benjamin Netanyahu said, jumping to his son's defense. The Israeli PM added that some rallies against him have taken a "bizarre" form.

"There are also strange phenomena there, apart from on the political side, and, really, the relentless incitement against me, against my wife, against my family..." Netanyahu said of the ongoing demonstrations, which have been attended by thousands of people demanding his resignation.

I think [the protests are] a political thing which also has bizarre phenomena, and I think that's what my son was referring to.

The PM's son, Yair Netanyahu, found himself in hot water on Monday, after revealing on Galey Israel Radio that he's been watching videos of the rallies with his father. "He sees what we all see – these aliens at the protests. It makes him laugh, like entertainment," the 29-year-old said, describing his dad's reaction.

The younger Netanyahu, an online activist, tried to effect some damage control on Twitter after the interview, insisting he hadn't meant to dehumanize the demonstrators, but was rather speaking only about those among them "who dress up as aliens and UFOs" or in other costumes to protest.

But Bibi's attempt to shield his son angered the organizers of the protests almost as much as the initial comment. They issued a statement saying the PM was having "a panic attack."

"'Bizarre' is a prime minister who gives himself a tax break ... while there are millions of unemployed at home. 'Bizarre' is when a criminal defendant is prime minister while dealing day and night with his own trial," the statement read.

The protesters insist that Benjamin Netanyahu, who's led Israel since 2009, must retire, accusing him of being corrupt and failing the country in his response to the coronavirus.

In November, the PM was charged with bribery, fraud, and breach of public trust – accusations he vigorously denies. Another source of public anger is the surge in unemployment caused by the strict Covid-19 lockdown introduced by Netanyahu, and the reluctance of the authorities to fulfill their promise of adequately aiding those affected.