Ehud Olmert, who was Israel’s prime minister from 2006-2009, has blamed Netanyahu for not doing more to rein in the Hilltop Youth, a group of far-right Israeli settlers that have been sanctioned by many Western countries, including the US, for their attacks against Palestinians, Al Jazeera reports.
“Netanyahu, as prime minister, is giving a hand to the atrocities committed by the Hilltop Youth in the West Bank — and the government is turning a blind eye,” said Olmert in comments carried by Israel’s Army Radio.