Video footage shows journalist Anat Kamm, convicted of espionage in the past, throwing the phone of right-wing activist Mordechai David during a protest by the Gur Hasidic community outside the attorney general's home in Tel Aviv. David responded by pushing Kamm. Kamm later posted on X about the incident.
The protest outside Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara's Tel Aviv home, which had already seen violent clashes earlier in the day, escalated further around midday when journalist Anat Kamm threw the phone of right-wing activist Mordechai David to the ground. Video footage shows David then pushing Kamm. Kamm, who was convicted of espionage in 2010 for leaking classified documents, later posted on X: 'He approaches you with the phone and then it's very easy to knock it out of his hands and drop him.' The incident occurred during an ongoing Gur Hasidic community protest against the arrest of draft evaders.
At 08:36 Jerusalem, The Zioneer published a series of updates on the protest: first, that Haredi protesters had attacked a reservist with a dog; then, that the victim was identified as reservist Idan Ben David; and finally, that the attackers were identified as members of the Gur Hasidic community. The initial reports came from ynet and i24NEWS, with The Zioneer's own later reporting confirming the group's involvement.
The protest is part of a broader wave of Haredi demonstrations against military draft enforcement. The Zioneer reported earlier (at 11:52 Jerusalem) that a local Tel Aviv resident was assaulted by Gur Hasidim during the same protest. The confrontation between Kamm and David added a new dimension to the day's unrest.
It remains unclear whether either party will file a complaint or if police will investigate the phone-throwing incident. No arrests have been reported in connection with this specific altercation.
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