Otzma Yehudit Director-General Questioned Over Assaulting Police

Itiel Neiman, the Director-General of the Otzma Yehudit party, was questioned by police on Sunday on suspicion of involvement in a violent incident where officers were assaulted and a police car was blocked. Among the accusations against him are extortion by threats, assault, obstructing a police officer, and hindering an investigation. The investigation stems from an incident for which Knesset Member Yitzhak Kroizer of Otzma Yehudit is also being investigated. According to the suspicion, a confrontation between those present and police officers escalated during the event, and a crowd blocked a police vehicle, allowing a suspect to escape. Two officers were injured in the incident. Key evidence includes footage from a police body camera. Otzma Yehudit criticized law enforcement's conduct, calling it political persecution. The party stated, "The political persecution by the Attorney General against the party today crosses every red line. After the attempt to intimidate Knesset Member Yitzhak Kroizer, who was prevented from filing a complaint with the Police Internal Investigations Department for over a week after leaving a memorial for a childhood friend who fell in battle, with a broken rib, the law enforcement system is now targeting the party's management, in a transparent attempt to harm Otzma Yehudit by any means."