76-Year-Old Attacked While Removing Sign Calling for Yigal Amir's Release

Ilan Mans, 76, is hospitalized in the neurosurgery department at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital and is expected to undergo brain surgery following a cerebral hemorrhage and concussion. Mans was attacked last Thursday while attempting to remove a sign calling for the release of Yigal Amir, which was hung on the Hemed interchange bridge over Highway 1. In an interview on Kan News Radio, Mans recounted the assault, describing how about ten individuals attacked him with kicks and punches as he tried to take down the sign. He said, "I tried to defend myself, but one against ten is no match." The attackers pinned him to the ground, causing severe physical harm.

Mans shared that he did not feel mortal fear during the attack, recalling his experience in four wars and focusing instead on the humiliation of being beaten without being able to respond. He noticed symptoms on Friday, such as inability to move fingers on his left hand and unclear speech, which led to a CT scan revealing brain bleeding. Mans criticized the police response at the scene, stating that the officer who arrived was more concerned about where he parked his car than the assault itself. He accused the police of neglecting investigations and intends to act to prevent the case from being closed due to "lack of public interest."

Regarding his motivation, Mans emphasized that legality is irrelevant to him; he opposes the normalization of such signs and violence. He condemned the ongoing violence and bodily harm inflicted in various incidents. The article also references related coverage of violence, including a stabbing on a bus and vandalism at a building entrance, highlighting a broader context of rising violent incidents.