Laughing off protest

TEL AVIV: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s son yesterday said that his father was amused by the growing protests against him and the Israeli government.

“It entertains him. The truth is it even gives him some strength,” 29-year-old Yair Netanyahu told Israel Airwaves radio.

“He sees the images that we all see, of those aliens in the protests.

It makes him laugh,” he said in reference to the costumes worn by many of the demonstrators. Yair Netanyahu is known for making controversial statements.