Anti-Netanyahu protester, Facebook Israel CEO's father hit by car, dies

• Author: AARON REICH
• Date: 06 December 2020
• Published date: 06 December 2020
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

The 82-year-old Dror Sofer, who is the father of Facebook Israel CEO Adi Sofer Thani, was taken to Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan by Magen David Adom medics, where his death was soon confirmed.

Sofer "demonstrated every week for the democracy and the country he loved so much," his family said in a statement, according to Walla.

The driver who struck him, a woman in her 20s, was questioned by police, though they have ruled out any intention to harm in the incident as well as any suspicion of it being a hit-and-run.

The incident took place during the 24th consecutive week of protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which saw thousands of protesters gather at briges and intersections across the country, as well as thousands gathering outside the Prime Minister's Residence on Balfour Street in Jerusalem.

Police had also removed...