MK Sukkot seen smashing monument in West Bank town while guarded by Israeli forces, footage shows
The military said Sukkot exceeded his authority and diverted troops for the visit, which had been coordinated only for access, not demolition.
- On Tuesday, Religious Zionism Party MK Zvi Sukkot destroyed a monument in Madama during a military-secured tour, prompting the IDF to rebuke him for misleading troops and exceeding his authority.
- Sukkot claimed the monument glorified Yamen Taieb Ali Faraj, who assisted in the 2003 Geha Junction bombing, arguing such structures legitimize violence and present perpetrators as heroes to future generations.
- According to the military, participants acted 'deceitfully and manipulatively' without authority; commanders ordered the demolition stopped 'immediately' and removed the group within minutes.
- Opposition MK Gilad Kariv of the Democrats party criticized the military for applying inconsistent standards, noting his recent requests for IDF-coordinated visits to Qusra were denied due to lack of manpower.
- The incident follows previous clashes between Sukkot and senior military officials over resource diversion for political tours, with IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir previously complaining that security visits had become political events.
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Israeli far-right lawmaker Zvi Sukkot and his associates, under the protection of Israeli soldiers, smashed a Palestinian monument with sledgehammers in Nablus, in the northern occupied West Bank.
The extreme right-wing congressman Zvi Sukkot was filmed this morning destroying the Martyrs Monument in the Palestinian village of Adama, near Nablus with other people. (ANSA)
The video is bounced on social media, also taken up by the main Arab and Israeli media. The extreme right-wing congressman Zvi Sukkot was filmed this morning while destroying the Martyrs Monument with other people in the Palestinian village of Adama, near Nablus. Sukkot and the people who accompanied him are [...] The article Israel, the extreme right-wing congressman Zvi Sukkot destroys a Palestinian monument with pickets coming from Il Fatto Q…
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