Knesset Member Yitzhak Kroizer to Be Investigated for Assaulting Police Officer

Attorney General and State Prosecutor have decided that Member of Knesset Yitzhak Kroizer will be investigated under caution on suspicion of aggravated assault of a police officer. The investigation follows a report in the Haaretz newspaper alleging Kroizer, from the Otzma Yehudit party, was involved in a violent incident two weeks prior. According to police sources cited by the newspaper, Kroizer clashed with officers, allegedly assaulting one and causing him a broken nose.

Following the incident, Kroizer reportedly went to the Police Investigations Department to file a complaint against the officers, claiming they assaulted him. Kroizer has responded to the decision to investigate him, calling it a "crushing, heartless, and unrestrained political persecution." He stated, "Police officers attacked a Member of Knesset, and instead of investigating his complaint, under the direction of the political Attorney General who is exploiting her power criminally and conducting selective enforcement, they are trying to turn the victim into a suspect."

Kroizer further characterized the decision as "clearly political" just before elections, contrasting it with what he described as stalled investigations into left-wing Knesset members. He asserted that the system "mobilizes at record speed" when a public representative from the right is involved, claiming it has lost its compass and public trust. He concluded by stating that this would not help and that the public would have its say at the polls on October 27, after which "you will all be put on trial."