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Police Review Call for 'Uprising' Against Haredim After Goldknopf Complaint

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First reported by Ynet · Jun 22, 2026

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Israel Police is reviewing a request by UTJ chairman MK Yitzchak Goldknopf to open a criminal investigation into former Arad mayor Nissim Ben Hamo. The complaint concerns Ben Hamo’s call for an “urban intifada” against Haredim, which Goldknopf says amounted to incitement. Police said the matter is being checked by professional officials and gave no substantive position yet.

01Police are reviewing Goldknopf’s request to investigate Nissim Ben Hamo for alleged incitement.
02Ben Hamo called for an “urban intifada” amid protests by Gerrer Hasidim in Arad.
03Goldknopf says the wording was a call for violence, disorder, and danger to life.
04Police said the case is under professional review and declined to comment on its merits.

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