Liberman, Golan praise Haredi soldier who fired at Jerusalem attackers

By Sam Sokol 8 September 2025, 1:09 pm

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Sam Sokol is a former political correspondent at The Times of Israel. 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"

(Clockwise from top left): The Democrats chief Yair Golan, Yesh Atid chief and Opposition Leader Yair Lapid, Blue and White chief Benny Gantz and Yisrael Beytenu chief Avigdor Liberman hold a joint press conference at the Knesset in Jerusalem, November 6, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Yisrael Beytenu chairman Avigdor Liberman and The Democrats head Yair Golan both praise the IDF soldier who opened fire at the two terrorists during this morning’s attack at Ramot Junction in Jerusalem, noting that he is a squad commander in the military’s new ultra-Orthodox Hasmonean Brigade.

During the attack, which killed six Israelis, the terrorists were neutralized by the soldier and an armed Kollel student.

“The fighter who eliminated the despicable terrorists is a Haredi, a squad commander in the Hasmonean Brigade, who prevented an even heavier massacre and saved lives. A hero,” tweets Liberman, a fierce critic of the wider Haredi community’s refusal to enlist in the IDF.

The soldier “heroically engaged the enemy and acted to neutralize the terrorists,” tweets Golan, pointing out that he is Haredi and adding that Israel “will reach those responsible for the attack and those who sent them – and we will bring them to justice with full force.”