Lapid condemns police violence after cops shove opposition MK to the ground at protest

By Sam Sokol

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20 March 2025, 3:16 pm 10 Edit

Sam Sokol is the Times of Israel's political correspondent. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"

Israeli protesters and police scuffle during an anti-government protest in front of the prime minister's residence in Jerusalem on March 20, 2025. (Menahem Kahana / AFP)

Opposition Leader Yair Lapid “strongly condemns” police violence after two officers are filmed forcefully shoving leader of The Democrats party Yair Golan, knocking him and several others to the ground during an anti-government demonstration in Jerusalem.

The former IDF deputy chief of staff and opposition party leader “cannot be harmed while demonstrating for Israeli democracy,” Lapid says in a statement calling on Police Commissioner Daniel Levy to “order an immediate investigation into the incident.”