""A.I.A., are you normal?": 79-year-old professor questioned by police on suspicion of attacking Hadar Mukhtar

Aryeh Rivkind
December 16, 2025   
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Screen, Twitter Hadar Mukhtar

After a violent attack on right-wing activist Hadar Mukhtar was documented: A 79-year-old professor from Ben-Gurion University was arrested today (Tuesday) for questioning at the Lev Tel Aviv police station.

A video posted on Mukhtar's accounts documented the violent attack, which occurred on Saturday night - which caused Mukhtar to writhe in pain.

The police statement said that "police officers at the Tel Aviv Lev station in the Yarkon region have completed an investigation of a Tel Aviv resident, following a complaint filed on suspicion of assault during a protest last weekend on Habima Street in Tel Aviv.".

""As part of a complaint filed with the Israel Police regarding a suspected assault by another person during a protest, today the suspect, a Tel Aviv resident in his 70s, was located and summoned for questioning at the police station. At the end of the questioning, he was released under restrictive conditions.".

This violence joins a host of other incidents against Mukhtar, which include, among other things, physical and verbal violence and acts of harassment.

Mukhtar documents the violence of the left and posts the videos on her social media accounts.

During one of the demonstrations, an adult protester touched Hadar Mukhtar, who was startled and asked him, "Why are you touching me?" The protester didn't think twice before replying, "Because you're so beautiful and it's fun to touch you.".

The protester was later summoned for questioning, but so far no developments have been recorded in his case.

In an interview with Channel 14, Mukhtar said at the time: "I was shocked, there was a policeman behind me who did not intervene in the incident." She added angrily: "It saddens me to see that when it happens to Guy Peleg, they start a series of reports, but when it happens to Hadar Mukhtar, it goes like this. The left is not afraid to say harsh words because it knows that nothing will happen with it.".


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