Right-Wing Activist Confronts Journalist on Election Day
Translated & summarized from Ice by baba
Right-wing activist Mordechai David confronted and blocked journalist Omri Assenheim on election day in Tel Aviv while campaigning for the "Bibi bloc." David also expressed concern about voters supporting smaller right-wing parties that might not pass the electoral threshold. He claimed to have convinced several undecided voters to switch their support on the final day of the election. David also noted a reported shift in his own family's voting habits towards right-wing parties.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Right-wing activist Mordechai David blocked journalist Omri Assenheim on election day in Tel Aviv.
- David was campaigning in central Tel Aviv, urging undecided voters to support the "Bibi bloc."
- The activist criticized a "dangerous phenomenon" of right-wing voters supporting parties unlikely to pass the threshold.
- David claimed to have convinced several undecided voters to change their allegiance on election day.
- He noted a reported shift in his family's voting patterns towards right-wing parties.
Right-wing activist Mordechai David, who recently joined the youth wing of the Otzma Yehudit party and expressed strong support for Itamar Ben-Gvir, confronted journalist Omri Assenheim on election day. Assenheim reported on his Instagram that David blocked him. The journalist stated he explained to David what would happen if he tried to physically harm Yair Golan, after which David stopped filming. The incident occurred as David was campaigning in central Tel Aviv, which he referred to as a "left-wing stronghold," attempting to persuade undecided voters to support the "Bibi bloc."
David documented his efforts, claiming to have convinced nearly ten undecided voters to join the "Bibi bloc" that day. He also posted videos expressing concern about a "dangerous phenomenon on the right," where individuals were pledging support to parties like Winter's or Zelicha's, which he believed would not pass the electoral threshold. He further argued that if Zelicha or Handel's parties did pass, they would align with Eisenkot, not Bibi.
In another video, David mentioned trying to persuade Winter voters to switch to Smotrich, noting that Ben-Gvir's base was different. He stated he succeeded in convincing several voters at the last minute, emphasizing the importance of every vote with less than an hour remaining until polls closed.
Earlier, David had posted on his X account about a significant shift in his family's voting patterns, reporting that most family members who previously voted for left-wing or Arab parties had decided to support right-wing parties this election.
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