An indictment was filed today (Monday) against Efrat Marmor, a left-wing protester who used an Israeli flag to hit Agriculture Minister Avi Dichter four months ago.
An indictment was also filed against another protester who bit one of the minister's security guards.
The incident occurred as Dichter left a meeting in Avenue Hall in Airport City near Ben Gurion Airport in March. Dozens of protestors surrounded him as he left the hall and approached his car.
Following the incident, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said: "I vehemently condemn the attack on Minister Avi Dichter by a left-wing activist and demand that the leaders of the opposition immediately stop the anarchy, violence, and incitement against elected officials. I demand that the police and the prosecutor's office take immediate and firm action against anyone who lays a hand on elected officials -- before it's too late."
Minister Ophir Akunis (Likud) added, "I warned over a month ago that this could end with political murder. It's closer than ever before. The silence of the leaders of the opposition and the left-wing is dangerous; it gives a green light to the violence of left-wing protesters to plunge Israel into anarchy."