ISRAEL: Extreme speech has surged under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government and can be heard at the highest levels ahead of Israel’s October 27 elections, with think tank OFEK revealing a spreadsheet today listing 227 extreme comments made by officials this year.While Mr Netanyahu has not used the rhetoric of his far-right allies, he campaigns with the slogan “right or Palestine,” which some critics have called incitement.

ISRAEL: Extreme speech has surged under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government and can be heard at the highest levels ahead of Israel’s October 27 elections, with think tank OFEK revealing a spreadsheet today listing 227 extreme comments made by officials this year.

While Mr Netanyahu has not used the rhetoric of his far-right allies, he campaigns with the slogan “right or Palestine,” which some critics have called incitement.

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