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Israeli PM Says Women are 'Animals with Rights' While Calling for End to Gender Violence
News 18In a major embarrassment, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu caused controversy on Monday after he referred to women as “animals with rights”. While it seems Netanyahu’s intentions were good that he indeed wanted to talk about ending violence against women, he seemed to go off on a tangent about animal rights and ended up equating women to “animals”. That should concern Israeli votershttps://t.co/400otB3wn3 — DemocracyProf November 23, 2020 During a conference on how to combat violence against women, specifically in Palestinian communities, Netanyahu compares women to animals, saying there is even consensus today about ending cruelty against animals. https://t.co/fkHZJAUQuM— Mairav Zonszein מרב זונשיין November 23, 2020 This is not the first time that Netanyahu’s comments have earned the ire of women, feminists and women’s rights activists.
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