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Football coach Haim Sirotkin sentenced to one year in prison for driving into government protestors

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Football coach Haim Sirotkin sentenced to one year in prison for driving into government protestors
100% centerFirst reported by Channel 13 · Jun 9, 2026
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What happened

A court sentenced football coach and former player Haim Sirotkin to one year in prison for driving into protesters in Tel Aviv in April 2024. Five people were injured in the incident, including a woman in her 50s who was moderately hurt.

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Kan NewsCenter · HebrewJun 9, 2026
Football coach Haim Sirotkin sentenced to one year in prison for driving into government protestors
Channel 13Center · HebrewJun 9, 2026
'He Deliberately Pressed the Accelerator': Haifa Footballer Haim Sirotkin Gets One-Year Prison Term for Running Over Protesters in Tel Aviv

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