Storm in Sderot: Senior municipality official calls Netanyahu voters 'morons', reprimanded by mayor

Erez Gaz, the head of the security department in the Sderot municipality, called Netanyahu voters 'morons' in a political discussion on Facebook. Mayor Alon Davidi summoned him for a reprimand, and Gaz issued a public apology.

A public and political storm in Sderot following a harsh statement by Erez Gaz, the head of the security department in the municipality, who called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's voters 'morons' in a political discussion on Facebook. Gaz wrote: 'There are plenty of morons who vote for Bibi after everything that happened... I wish he wouldn't get a single mandate.' Mayor Alon Davidi, a member of the Likud central committee, summoned Gaz for an inquiry and reprimand. The Sderot municipality stated that the mayor made clear to Gaz that the remarks were inappropriate, especially from a senior employee in public service. Gaz published a public apology on the municipality's Facebook page, stating that the quotes were taken out of context and that he regretted the phrasing. He committed to refraining from public political discourse on social media in the future.