Incitement

The arrest took place on February 19, 2025, following extensive monitoring of the mayor's social media posts.

The police are also focused on the terrorists who were released to neighborhoods in east Jerusalem as part of the current hostage-prisoner exchange.

Israel Police noted that terrorists exploit Ramadan to “incite and disseminate misleading narratives about events in Jerusalem, especially in the Old City and on the Temple Mount.”

Since the Oct. 7, 2023, mega-atrocity by Hamas, Israel’s tolerance for incitement has decreased, despite all its humanitarian and free speech values.

Israeli Foreign Ministry condemned the incident calling it an act of incitement, "not in keeping with the spirit of the peace agreement between the countries."

Israel Police accused the owners of incitement and support for terror. However, witnesses say charges were unclear at the time.

Fact-checkers believe the video was unrelated to the Hamas attack.

Since October 7, 140 indictments have been filed against those accused of inciting and supporting terrorism in the Jerusalem area.

The arrests were part of a larger operation that was organized by Jerusalem Police earlier this month, concentrating police efforts against crimes of incitement.

Outlaw support for violent extremists, sanction terror sponsors, enforce warrants, and follow through with prosecutions wherever possible. These can help prevent mass murder when persuasion doesn't.

The Israel Medical Association called on the War Cabinet to condemn a video accusing Arab medical staff of killing Jews.