Disgrace: MK Rozin Demands Prosecution of 85-Year-Old Chabad Rabbi
MK Michal Rozin of The Democrats demanded a criminal investigation and prosecution of Rabbi Gedalya Axelrod for "incitement" • In a letter he published, the Rabbi ruled that heads of parties who support a government…
Assessment
A Knesset member is calling for criminal charges against an 85 year old Chabad rabbi over a letter that invoked a halakhic category against politicians who would form a government with Arab parties. The demand escalates a political conflict into a legal one, testing where Israel draws the line between protected speech and incitement. Watch whether the Attorney General opens an investigation, and how coalition negotiations with Arab parties proceed in parallel.