Police are reportedly investigating far-right activist Mordechai David and a number of others after they blocked former Supreme Court president Aharon Barak from driving out of a Tel Aviv parking lot after he spoke at an event last night.
According to Ynet, David is to be interrogated alongside several other men on suspicion of disturbing public order after they stood in front of the retired judge’s car while David lambasted him as a “dictator” and “criminal.”
David opened the door to Barak’s car and filmed himself calling the 89-year-old the “Khamenei of our generation,” referring to Iran’s supreme leader. “Lucky for us, his generation has passed. We are the new generation, the generation of the messianic age,” David says in the recording.
Officers are reportedly examining whether David and the other activists committed any other offenses last night, Ynet adds.
Police do not immediately respond to a request for comment confirming the investigation.
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