Barak said certain events that have taken place in Israel are like what happened in Charlottesville.

„You can‘t say you don‘t see things here that have a similar smell or bear a certain similarity ‒ when you look at the Lehava demonstrations or the La Familia activity, or the ranting against the chief of staff or journalists and the threat to the lives of journalists covering Netanyahu‘s investigations, or to their family members,“ Barak said.