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The protesters held signs reading \u201ctraitor, enemy of Israel,\u201d played loud music, and waved Israeli flags. Dozens of activists took part in the protest.<\/p>\n
Dozens of right-wing protesters gathered outside the home of IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir in a community in the Sharon region, following an incident in which a soldier wearing a “Messiah” patch was jailed<\/a> after Zamir visited the guard post and saw him.<\/p>\n The protesters held signs reading \u201ctraitor, enemy of Israel,\u201d played loud music, and waved Israeli flags.<\/p>\n Opposition leader Yair Lapid<\/a> responded to the incident in a Twitter\/X post, saying: “The shocking attack on the chief of staff is a direct result of the incitement by Knesset members and ministers in the government against the IDF, its commanders, and its fighters.”<\/p>\n Taking a stance similar to Lapid’s, former prime minister Naftali Bennett<\/a> held the current government responsible for inciting the incident, writing: “[The government] promotes the draft-dodging law, attacks on the chief of staff and other top security officials, and incites against anyone who dares to speak the truth.”<\/p>\n Yashar! party chairman and former IDF chief of staff, Gadi Eisenkot<\/a>, also posted a response on Twitter\/X post, saying: \u201cThe shocking calls outside the home of the IDF chief of staff are crossing a bright red line, a severe warning sign for the future of Israeli society… Calling the IDF chief of staff, the commander of the IDF who has tied his fate to the security of the state, a \u2018traitor\u2019 and an \u2018enemy of Israel\u2019 is a deep disgrace.\u201d<\/p>\nKnesset members respond, supporting Zamir and condemning the government<\/h3>\n