New reports about the attack on Israeli advocate Yosef Haddad indicate that an anti-Israeli individual shouted curses during a filmed debate and then choked Haddad backstage. Earlier Tuesday, Haddad reported being attacked by a neo-Nazi in a parking lot after the same debate, and these new details appear to describe the same incident. The reports have not been independently verified.
New reports about the attack on Israeli advocate Yosef Haddad during his US advocacy tour indicate that the assailant shouted curses at Haddad during a filmed debate and then choked him backstage. The reports, which have not been independently verified, add significant detail to an incident that Haddad earlier Tuesday described as a neo-Nazi assault in a parking lot.
The thread has evolved through several unverified accounts. Initial reports at 07:02 Jerusalem identified the assailant as American Republican influencer Dennis Feitosa and stated Haddad punched back. By the same hour, other reports described a physical brawl with a right-wing influencer, and a video circulated showing Haddad subduing a pro-Palestinian activist who allegedly attacked him. At 07:02, Haddad himself posted that he was attacked by a neo-Nazi after a filmed debate, saying he fought back. The new reports this afternoon specify that the verbal abuse occurred during the debate and the choking continued behind the scenes. The source of the new details has not been named.
Haddad, an Arab-Israeli activist and IDF veteran, has been a prominent voice in Israeli hasbara efforts. As The Zioneer has reported, he previously weathered controversy over his military service, with MK Gadi Eisenkot publicly defending him in July 2026. The attack underscores the physical risks Israeli advocates face abroad when verbal arguments break down.
It remains unclear who the assailant is; earlier accounts described him as a Republican influencer, a right-wing figure, and a neo-Nazi, while the new reports simply call him "anti-Israeli." No independent source has confirmed any version of events or identified the attacker by name beyond the initial attribution to Feitosa. The absence of independent verification means the full sequence—whether the parking lot attack reported by Haddad is the same as the backstage choking—remains uncertain.
5 developments
- StrongYosef Haddad files police complaint against Dennis Feitosa, shares video of alleged attack
- DevelopingEisenkot Clarifies: Yosef Haddad Is a Zionist Who Served in Golani, Dismisses Critics
- DevelopingNew video shows Dennis Feitosa grabbing Yosef Haddad's hand during podcast altercation
- StrongYosef Haddad to Eisenkot: 'You compare me to Abbas because we're both Arab?'
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