Eyal Berkowitz Says He Was Summoned for Police Questioning After Roadside Clash with Mordechai David

Former footballer and broadcaster Eyal Berkowitz said on Monday during an off-air conversation at Radio 103FM that police had summoned him for a warning interrogation over his roadside confrontation with right-wing activist Mordechai David. Speaking to Yinon Magal, Berkowitz said he had no complaint about the police, but questioned why he was being called in, saying, “People here attack me, jump on the windows, I did not file a complaint. You are summoning me for questioning?” He also asked, “What, there are not enough things in the State of Israel?”

Magal joked that Berkowitz had driven with David “on the dashboard,” while Berkowitz replied that David had “jumped, threw himself on my dashboard,” adding that if he had stopped, David could have fallen and been run over. Magal later joked about visiting Berkowitz in prison, and Berkowitz answered, “Only one will wear orange.”

The exchange came after video circulated on social media showing David lying on Berkowitz’s car while the vehicle kept moving for several seconds. According to the report, both men were summoned for police questioning after the incident. David was questioned under caution and released under restrictive conditions.

Police sources said Berkowitz had been summoned several days earlier but did not appear, and his questioning was expected to take place on Monday. In the footage, David is seen running toward Berkowitz’s car with the help of a friend on a motorcycle, apparently trying to block its path, then climbing onto the bumper and shouting, “Run me over, you said you would run me over.” He is also heard telling his friend, “Block him with the motorcycle,” and later, while still filming himself from the bumper, laughing and saying, “Block, stand in front of him with the motorcycle. Follow him. If I fall.”