Overview

• Right-wing activists, organized by the nonprofit Btsalmo, rioted outside a Reform synagogue in Raanana during a screening of a joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day ceremony.
• The riot resulted in three arrests and multiple injuries, including police officers, as attendees were harassed and escorted out under police protection.
• Rabbi Gilad Kariv condemned the violence as an 'attempted pogrom,' while the local Likud Party leader defended the riot as 'just the opening shot' against the left.
• The Reform synagogue has been targeted multiple times over the past 15 years, reflecting a broader pattern of hostility toward Reform Judaism in Israel.
• The incident has drawn widespread condemnation from civil society groups and international observers, with investigations into the violence and arrests currently underway.