Bennett Confronted by Protesters During Visit to Bnei Brak

Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett visited a "cholent" shop in Bnei Brak on Thursday evening, meeting with dozens of yeshiva students. The gathering occurred while current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was addressing the UN General Assembly in New York.

Video footage from the event shows Bennett sitting and conversing with students, surrounded by others documenting the meeting on their phones. Chants and singing were heard, with police and security personnel present. Right-wing activist Mordechai David attempted to approach Bennett but was stopped by security. During an exchange, Bennett told David, "I suggest you enlist quickly because from the moment I am prime minister, you will not receive a shekel from the state." This statement aligns with Bennett's stance on the conscription of Haredim (ultra-Orthodox Jews), having previously declared support for "zero exemptions" and stating that those who do not serve in the IDF will not receive state funding.

Another individual present, Hazki Dortman, a activist from the Jerusalem Faction, was heard repeatedly shouting "Bennett is antisemitic" at the former prime minister. Subsequently, an object was thrown towards Bennett but did not hit him. Police present at the scene immediately arrested a suspect and took them for questioning.

The police stated, "During a visit by a public figure to a restaurant in Bnei Brak, a passerby threw an object that did not hit the figure. Officers from the Bnei Brak-Ramot Gan station who were present immediately arrested the suspect, who is now being brought for questioning at the police station."