Heckler at Tommy Robinson event says attendees hit, spat on, doused him with beer

A heckler who disrupted a Tel Aviv event featuring British anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson says he was physically assaulted by attendees after shouting at the controversial speaker.

The heckler, Raoul Wootliff, is a former employee of The Times of Israel.

He interrupted the event shortly after Robinson took the stage, shouting “Tommy Robinson is a racist!” before being escorted out of the venue.

In a post on X, Wootliff writes: “Just got repeatedly punched in the head, spat at and kicked while on the floor by Tommy Robinson supporters in Tel Aviv as I protested his presence in Israel.”

In the post, Wootliff also criticizes Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli of the Likud party, who is in attendance, calling him “a disgrace” for inviting Robinson to Israel — a move that has drawn sharp condemnation.

“We must stand up to Tommy Robinson’s disgusting racism and to the Israeli government’s growing embrace of the far-right,” Wootliff tells The Times of Israel.

“Israelis should be standing shoulder to shoulder with the UK Jewish community, which has fought for years against Robinson’s hate and his ilk — not giving him a platform,” he adds. “I attended to make that point.”

Just got repeatedly punched in the head, spat at & kicked while on the floor by Tommy Robinson supporters in Tel Aviv as I protested his presence in Israel. I told him to get out of our country & go back to where he came from. @AmichaiChikli is a disgrace for inviting him here pic.twitter.com/4DKHe0n9Mi

— Raoul Wootliff (@RaoulWootliff) October 18, 2025

Wootliff recounts that on top of being spat on and hit, he was also doused with beer by participants.

“That tells you everything you need to know about the kind of hatred being welcomed into our country tonight,” he says.