Should Israel's opposition call Netanyahu a 'traitor'?
The words 'treason,' 'betrayal' and 'traitor' are being lobbed at the Israeli prime minister amid new developments in the Qatargate scandal. But referring to politicians as traitors in Israel has a deadly history
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![Naftali Bennett accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office of "betray[ing]" the State of Israel.](https://img.haarets.co.il/bs/0000019b-93ec-d01b-a7db-97fcc6b30001/d5/3b/e55ac0884437bb86a6edd8460bbf/304202.jpg?&width=620&height=729&cmsprod "Naftali Bennett accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office of "betray[ing]" the State of Israel. Credit: Itai Ron, Moti Milrod; Design by Anastasia Shub")
Naftali Bennett accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office of "betray[ing]" the State of Israel. Credit: Itai Ron, Moti Milrod; Design by Anastasia Shub
The words 'treason,' 'betrayal' and 'traitor' are being lobbed at the Israeli prime minister amid new developments in the Qatargate scandal. But referring to politicians as traitors in Israel has a deadly history
