Netanyahu’s statement about pro-Palestinian protesters is not a call for repression

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, “What is happening on America’s university campuses is terrible. Gangs have taken over leading universities” after student protests in the USA spread to Harvard University. The US State Department argued that these statements were not a call for pressure.

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The US State Department stated that it did not agree with the view that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s statement regarding the pro-Palestinian protests at US universities was a “call for repression”.

Vedant Patel, Deputy Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, answered journalists’ questions at the daily press conference.

Asked whether Netanyahu’s words were a call for pressure on protesters protesting in favor of Palestine at US universities, Patel said, “I will leave it to the prime minister’s office to explain his (Netanyahu’s) comments, but I do not believe he called for pressure.” He replied with these words:

Asked whether Netanyahu’s words amounted to a foreign leader intervening in the domestic politics of the United States, Patel replied, “I cannot put this on the same level as intervention.” It was like this.