Israeli minister gets 24/7 guard, blames Jewish extremists

JERUSALEM — Israel’s authorities curate for nationalist information connected Monday said helium is present nether round-the-clock extortion aft coming nether threats from Jewish extremists.

Omer Barlev besides accused members of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s pro-settler Yemina enactment of contributing to the fraught atmosphere.

Barlev sparked an uproar earlier this period erstwhile helium criticized a question of unit by West Bank settlers against Palestinian civilians successful the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

Barlev, who oversees the nationalist constabulary force, said U.S. officials had raised concerns astir the settler unit with him and that helium pledged to code the issue.

“I volition proceed to combat Palestinian coercion arsenic if determination is nary extremist settler unit — and extremist settler unit arsenic if determination is nary Palestinian terrorism,” helium said astatine the time.

Right-wing politicians, including members of the conjugation government, lashed retired astatine Barlev, and Bennett played down the unit arsenic the acts of a “marginal” few. Opposition politicians person gone further, saying his comments person invited Palestinian violence.

In a Twitter station connected Monday, Barlev said helium was present nether 24-hour protection. “I’m threatened by Israeli Jews,” helium wrote.

At a play gathering of his Labor Party, Barlev blamed chap conjugation members from Bennett’s Yamina enactment for “turning maine into the force of each settlers, and 1 who doesn’t recognize information and coercion by Palestinians against Israeli citizens.”