Israeli Prime Minister Bennett receives a threatening letter containing a bullet
April 27, 2022, 7:32 am

Israeli Prime Minister Bennett receives a threatening letter containing a bullet

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The Anews reported, citing the Anadolu Agency, Israeli local media reported that Prime Minister Naftali Bennett received a threatening letter Tuesday (Apr 26) containing a bullet.

The Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (KAN) reported that police have launched an investigation into the letter, which was sent to Bennett's home in the city of Ra'anana in central Israel.

Israel's Shin Bet internal security agency and the police are working to determine the source of the letter.

The Shin Bet has also stepped up security for Bennett's family.

Bennett said in a post on Twitter: "No matter how deep the political strife may be, it should not reach the level of violence, bullying and death threats."

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"We need to do everything, as leaders and as citizens whose future and the future of their children is in this country, so that such phenomena simply do not exist.

He said: "We are all people. Arguments and disagreements - yes. Bullying and threats - no."

He noted: "Besides being a politician and Prime Minister, I am also a husband and a father. So I have to protect my wife and children as well."

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According to the report, he called on politicians, particularly those who actively use social media, for calm and reconciliation.

It added that Israeli police had taken action against some citizens on the grounds that they had threatened Bennett before.

Source: anews

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Upon arriving to participate in the summit of the European Political Community, which includes around forty heads of state in Budapest, he said, "I look forward to sitting with the elected U.S. president and seeing how we will collectively ensure we meet challenges, including the threats from Russia and North Korea." He also noted that the strengthening of ties between Russia and North Korea poses a threat to the United States as well, according to reports from Agence France-Presse.

Before Trump's victory, Rutte expressed confidence that a united Washington would remain part of the defensive alliance, even if Trump became the 47th president of the United States. In an interview with German public broadcaster ZDF last Monday night, he stated that both Republicans and Democrats understand that NATO serves not only the security of Europe but also that of America. He added that both candidates are aware that the security of the United States is closely tied to NATO.

On Wednesday, NATO congratulated Trump on his victory but did not address the Ukrainian issue.

It is noteworthy that the relationship between the elected U.S. president and the defense alliance was not the best during his first term in the White House. Trump criticized NATO member states multiple times and even hinted at withdrawing from the alliance unless they increased their financial contributions.

Additionally, the issue of the Russian-Ukrainian war is one of the matters that complicate relations between the two sides, especially since Trump has repeatedly stated that he can end this ongoing conflict, which began in 2022, quickly. He implied that he had a peace plan between Kyiv and Moscow, while his vice president, JD Vance, revealed aspects of that plan, which stipulated Ukraine's commitment not to join NATO, thereby sending reassuring signals to the Russians.

Furthermore, many NATO member states in Europe fear that Trump might halt military aid to Ukraine after he previously criticized the U.S. for pouring funds into supporting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.