Police investigating suspected attack on right-wing provocateur Hadar Muchtar

Police questioned a woman, 52, over a suspected attack on right-wing provocateur Hadar Muchtar, after footage appeared to show Muchtar being pushed to the ground at an anti-government protest in Haifa, Hebrew media outlets report.

Muchtar has an active social media presence and is also running in the Likud party primaries ahead of next year’s election. She regularly attends and films herself at anti-government rallies, where she argues with protesters.

In the footage from the Haifa protest last night, a woman appears to grab Muchtar, turn her around, and push her to the ground. Muchtar screams and says, “What are you doing?”

המשטרה חקרה היום באזהרה תושבת נשר בת 52 בחשד למעורבות בתקיפתה לכאורה של פעילת הימין הדר מוכתר, כשזו הגיעה במוצ״ש להפגנה החיפאית השבועית במחאה נגד המחאה.

יוזכר כי מארגנות "מחאת העם חיפה" הלינו במוצ"ש כי פעילת הימין הדר מוכתר שהגיעה להפגנה השבועית בצומת חורב זוכה להגנה משטרתית… pic.twitter.com/fD9MK1kTHm

— יואב איתיאל מדווח כי (@yoavetiel) December 28, 2025

The protest organizers responded in a statement that police were “distorting the facts.” The statement said that Muchtar attended the protest “in order to disrupt public order,” and that police ignored repeated requests to remove her. The statement claimed that “a protester tripped over her.”

This is the third time since last month that police have summoned or detained protesters on suspicion of attacking Muchtar. In November, police detained an 80-year-old man on suspicion of sexual harassment after he was filmed making vulgar remarks to her during another protest.

Earlier this month, Muchtar filed a police complaint after a man appeared to try to snatch her microphone from her at a demonstration, leading to a brief confrontation that bystanders attempted to de-escalate. “Are you insane?” she repeatedly shouted at the man.

Charlie Summers contributed reporting.