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During a discussion in the Knesset Finance Committee on Sunday, Labor MK Naama Lazimi claimed that Yair Netanyahu, son of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was "exiled abroad because he hit his father." The statement shocked fellow lawmakers, but Lazimi did not retract it. "Unequivocally, he was exiled abroad. He cannot return to Israel," she asserted.
In response, Likud issued a statement calling the claim a "complete and despicable lie" and accusing Lazimi of reaching "a new low in the left’s sewer politics." The party added, "Naama Lazimi should waive her parliamentary immunity and pay the price. Anyone who echoes this vile lie will receive a lawsuit and pay as well."