Eyal Berkowitz Questioned After Viral Roadside Incident With Activist Mordechai David

A week after a bizarre roadside confrontation, television presenter and former footballer Eyal Berkowitz was questioned under caution by police over a video posted online by right-wing activist Mordechai David. In the footage, David lies on Berkowitz’s car as Berkowitz continues driving for several seconds. Berkowitz was later released with restrictions, and police said the investigation is continuing.

Police had already summoned David about five days earlier and released him under conditions that included keeping away from Berkowitz, whom he sees as a critic of the government. According to police, both men were called in after the viral clip raised suspicion of blocking a vehicle and reckless driving that endangered lives.

The video shows David running toward Berkowitz’s car with help from a friend on a motorcycle, apparently to block the vehicle. David climbs onto the car’s bumper and shouts, "You said you’d run me over, run me over. Block him with the motorcycle." He keeps filming himself on the bumper while laughing as Berkowitz drives on. He then calls out, "Stop, stand in front of him, stand in front of him with the motorcycle. Go after him, go. If I fall."

When Berkowitz eventually stopped and got out, David kept filming and taunted him: "Hey, Berko, I blocked you, throw a punch, stand in front of me, show those powers." Berkowitz replied, "It won’t help you, I am not violent." David then added, "Does Channel 13 know you are a convicted criminal? Do you know that Eli Ohana is a ten times better player than you?" Police said David was questioned under caution on suspicion of privacy violations, public nuisance and disorderly conduct in a public place. David, a convicted offender who is said to have support from government ministers and to be close to National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, is regularly present at anti-government protests and harasses participants and other public figures opposed to the government.