Zvi Sukkot

Zvi Sukkot
Native name צבי סוכות
Nationality Israeli
Known for Right-wing activism
Political party Otzma Yehudit

Zvi Sukkot is a right-wing Israeli activist and the Executive Director of Otzma Yehudit.[1][2][3][4]

Background

Zvi Sukkot lives in Yitzar and is currently married with three children.[5][6] He was a former representative of the monarchist group known as "The Revolt".[7][8] He is known for his participation in right-wing activism in Israel.[1]

Activities

On Jan 18 2010, he was arrested along with 9 other people as part of an investigation of a mosque arson.[9] In 2012, he was expelled from the West Bank under suspicion that he was part of a group of 12 that had planned and carried out violent attacks against Palestinians and their property. The organization Honenu provided him with legal representation.[10] On Dec 25 2015, he organized a demonstration against the Shin Bet in Tel Aviv in which he reenacted the alleged torture of Jewish prisoners who were suspected to have been involved with the Duma Arson attack.[11][12] On Jul 6 2017, he was arrested on suspicion of engaging in "price tagging".[13] On Dec 13 2017, he filmed Arab stone throwers in Yitzar and accused "Rabbis for Human Rights" of splicing and editing footage.[14] On Dec 25 2017, he was arrested for protesting the demolition of a home in the outpost of Yishuv Hada’at.[15] On Jan 9 2018, he, along with other members from Otzma Yehudit, removed a "terror-inciting" billboard.[16] On Jan 14 2018, he, along with other members of the leadership of Otzam Yehudit, organized a crowd funding campaign to purchase drone equipment to film Arab stone throwers.[17][18]

References

  1. 1 2 "4 Israelis arrested in clashes with police over demolition of outpost home". Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  2. ↑ "Right wing activists rebuke Arabs over attack in Arabic-language video". Ynetnews. 2017-07-20. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  3. ↑ "Watch: Activists remove terror-inciting ads in Judea and Samaria". Israel National News. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  4. ↑ "Calls to Chief of Staff: 'Bring back the checkpoints'". Israel National News. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  5. ↑ "The Radical New Face of the Jewish Settler Movement". The Forward. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  6. ↑ Eglash, William Booth and Ruth (2017-02-02). "Israeli settlers attack police as forced removals from West Bank outpost begin". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  7. ↑ "The Radical New Face of the Jewish Settler Movement". The Forward. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  8. ↑ Persico, Tomer (2016). "What's Driving Israel's Radical Settler Youth to Rebel?". Haaretz. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  9. ↑ "West Bank mosque attack arrests". 2010. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  10. ↑ "IDF expels 12 Jewish extremists from West Bank". jerusalemworldnews.com. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
  11. ↑ "Settlers protest alleged torture of Jewish teens in Tel Aviv | +972 Magazine". 972mag.com. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  12. ↑ Arad, Roy (2015-12-24). "Right Wing Teens Reenact Torture to Protest Shin Bet Tactics in Tel Aviv Square". Haaretz. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  13. ↑ "Man arrested on suspicion of 'price tag' offense". Ynetnews. 2017-06-07. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  14. ↑ "'Arabs rioted - and Jewish residents defended themselves'". Israel National News. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  15. ↑ "4 Israelis arrested in clashes with police over demolition of outpost home". Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  16. ↑ "Watch: Activists remove terror-inciting ads in Judea and Samaria". Israel National News. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  17. ↑ "Right-wing party launches new project to catch Palestinian rioters". Ynetnews. 2018-01-14. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  18. ↑ "VIDEO: Otzma Yehudit Party Purchasing Drones To Document Arab Attacks". Yeshiva World News. 2018-01-14. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
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