{"id":54868,"date":"2025-12-09T16:03:53","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T21:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/display-of-netanyahus-severed-head-incites-public-to-murder-pm-likud-says-in-official-complaint\/09\/12\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T16:03:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T21:03:53","slug":"display-of-netanyahus-severed-head-incites-public-to-murder-pm-likud-says-in-official-complaint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/display-of-netanyahus-severed-head-incites-public-to-murder-pm-likud-says-in-official-complaint\/09\/12\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Display of Netanyahu&#8217;s severed head &#8216;incites public to murder PM&#8217;, Likud says in official complaint"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The complaint further criticized Israel Police, noting that officers were present at the scene, but did not intervene when the display was presented.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Likud filed an official police complaint on Tuesday, alleging \u201cincitement to murder the prime minister\u201d after a display resembling a severed head of Benjamin Netanyahu was placed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/netanyahu-trial-hearing-opens-tel-102508379.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:outside the Tel Aviv District Court during his testimony on Tuesday.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">outside the Tel Aviv District Court during his testimony on Tuesday. <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Attorney Tamar Arbel submitted the complaint on behalf of the party.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to the filing, the display was set up at the court entrance while Netanyahu appeared in court.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The display featured a sculpture depicting his severed head placed on a platform, with \u201c7\/10\u201d written on the forehead. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/tags\/likud\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Likud;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Likud<\/a> argued the installation constituted \u201ca classic violent image of an execution\u201d and sends an inciting message intended to encourage physically harming the prime minister.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The party noted that protests outside the courthouse in recent months have included masks of Netanyahu, orange jumpsuits, and imprisonment-themed displays, but described the depiction of the prime minister&#8217;s decapitation as \u201ccrossing a clear, criminal red line.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Protesters outside the Tel Aviv District Court chant, &#8216;Bibi and Sinwar, money from Qatar.&#8217; December 9, 2025. (credit: SARAH BEN-NUN)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The complaint stated that such imagery \u201cnormalizes the possibility of assassination as a legitimate political act in the public consciousness.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Complaint also criticizes A-G Baharav-Miara, Israel Police over inaction<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Likud also claimed that despite repeated complaints in recent years, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/behind-bills-split-g-role-183953708.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Attorney-General;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Attorney-General<\/a> Gali Baharav-Miara \u201crefuses to approve the opening of investigations,\u201d resulting in alleged incitement cases being closed without action. This situation, the filing argues, creates \u201ca safe space for offenders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The complaint further criticized <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/remains-found-cistern-near-beit-185024226.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Israel Police;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Israel Police<\/a>, noting that officers were present at the scene but did not intervene when the display was presented. It states that the police are expected to act \u201cwithout delay\u201d to identify those responsible, investigate them, and pursue criminal proceedings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copies of the complaint were sent to Police Commissioner Daniel Levi, Baharav-Miara, and senior Likud officials.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/display-netanyahus-severed-head-incites-204638392.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The complaint further criticized Israel Police, noting that officers were present at the scene, but did not intervene when the display was<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/display-of-netanyahus-severed-head-incites-public-to-murder-pm-likud-says-in-official-complaint\/09\/12\/2025\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":54869,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/jerusalem_post_articles_818\/379c61deecdebee7650208d1ab211770","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54868"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54868"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54868\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}