Man Arrested for Suspected Incitement to Violence Against MK Mansour Abbas
A Qalansawe resident was arrested for allegedly inciting violence against MK Mansour Abbas on social media. Meanwhile, police continue cracking down on online threats targeting Israeli public figures.
A 49-year-old resident of Qalansawe was arrested on Sunday on suspicion of inciting violence against the head of the United Arab List (Ra'am), Member of Knesset Mansour Abbas, following a comment published on social media. Following the publication, a complaint was filed regarding suspected incitement to violence against the MK, and on Thursday, authorization was granted to investigate the case.
On Sunday, officers from the Tayibe police station located the suspect, identified as 49-year-old Ashraf Abu Ali from Qalansawe. He was arrested and transferred for questioning regarding the suspicions against him. Following his interrogation, Abu Ali was brought before the court, where the police requested an extension of his detention to continue the investigation. The court granted the request and extended his detention until Wednesday, September 16.
Earlier this month, a 27-year-old resident of Tel Aviv was summoned for questioning over incitement to violence, following social media posts directed against Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana.
This followed a post shared by the Likud MK reflecting on his experience of his children's first day of school. Ohana stated that while accompanying them to school, he encountered stickers depicting his face painted in red alongside the inscription "There is no forgiveness." In the post uploaded by Ohana, he wrote, "There is no violent, despicable, and ugly-souled camp like the camp capable of staining the first day of school of my children, Ella and David, who are entering the sixth grade this morning."
In response to the Knesset Speaker's post, the suspect investigated for incitement to violence replied, "I agree that this is not necessarily the best service for the camp — but all 64 need to be put to death for all intents and purposes. May they suffer every day of their remaining lives. I don't know what it says about you that you have mercy for those who had no mercy for the hostages."
