Sara Netanyahu, the wife of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, commented on her Instagram account about the protest last night (Wednesday) in which she was trapped in a Tel Aviv hair salon by a thousand demonstrators.
"The terrible incident that happened yesterday could have ended in murder. It is time for the leaders of the opposition to condemn the violence, anarchy and incitement," Mrs. Netanyahu said.
She thanked the citizens who were outspoken in their support following her ordeal last night: "I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for the widespread support and the many messages of encouragement I receive on social networks. And personally. You give me a lot a lot of," Netanyahu said.
"I would also like to thank the security forces, the police, the Yasam (Israel Police Special Patrol Unit), the Border Police, the Shin Bet, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, and Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai for their personal concern."
Mrs. Netanyahu was trapped inside a hair salon for over three hours Wednesday night after a mob of over a thousand left-wing protestors gathered the salon outside upon learning she was there
Hundreds of police officers, many of whom were on horseback, were needed to ensure her safe passage off of the premises.
Chants of "We will not allow her to leave the barbershop," "The country is burning and Sara is getting a haircut, and "May your faces be burned" were heard during the incident.
Prime Minister Netanyahu last night in response to the incident in which his wife was trapped: "The anarchical activists led by Lapid continue to cross red lines. Right now they are harassing and threatening my wife in Tel Aviv. I call on Lapid and the opposition to stop this immediately and condemn this shameful and unprecedented act."
Opposition leader Yair Lapid condemned the protestors who trapped Mrs. Netanyahu in the hair salon, tweeting: "I call on the protesters in Kikar Hamedina to allow Sara Netanyahu to leave and go home. Your fight and ours is against the regime coup and the destruction of democracy."
Before the Prime Minister's wife was safely escorted out of the hair salon, National Unity Party chairman Benny Gantz also called on the protesters to leave.
"I call on the protesters in Kikar Hamedina: Let the Prime Minister's wife return home, and continue to wave your flags," he said. "We will continue to act together, in a variety of legal ways, to stop the coup d'état."