Leftist leader Yair Golan faced a storm of protests during his speech at the Sderot Conference in Beersheba, with right-wing hecklers calling him a “traitor” over his controversial Gaza remarks. Golan lashed out, accusing protesters of cowardice and blamed incitement like this for Rabin’s assassination. Following his comments about Israeli soldiers "killing babies," later clarified as a critique of government policy, Golan was banned from reserve duty. Ministers Ben Gvir and Katz escalated attacks, while Lapid and Gantz defended him.
