MK Rozin demands criminal charges against Rabbi Axelrod over "din rodef" ruling

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Rabbi Gedalia Axelrod, a member of the Chabad rabbinical council, published a letter in which he threatened a "din rodef" against every party leader who would support a government in partnership with the Arab parties. According to the letter, even someone who abstains in a vote on forming such a government could be considered a rodef.

MK Michal Rozin of the Democrats demanded opening a criminal investigation against the rabbi and prosecuting him for "incitement". MK Ofer Cassif joined her in petitioning the State Attorney to investigate the rabbi.

The Center for Victims of Racism filed a complaint with the police, the Attorney General and the Prosecution against Rabbi Axelrod. Twenty former senior figures in academia, the defense establishment and the judiciary signed a letter to Commissioner Boaz Blat demanding an investigation on suspicion of incitement to murder.