Netanyahu greeted with insults, jeers on visit to B'nei Brak

Locals boo'd Netanyahu and chanted insults, calling him a heretic in both modern Hebrew (kofer) and mishnaic Hebrew (apicorus).

BENJAMIN NETANYAHU attends a conference in Jerusalem, last week.

BENJAMIN NETANYAHU attends a conference in Jerusalem, last week.

(photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)

ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022 14:46

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