Zvi Sukkot

Zvi Sukkot
Sukkot in 2022
Faction represented in the Knesset
2023–Religious Zionist Party
Personal details
Born (1990-10-03) 3 October 1990 (age 34)

Zvi Yedidia Sukkot (born 3 October 1990)[1] is an Israeli activist and politician currently serving as a Member of the Knesset for the Religious Zionist Party. Sukkot previously served as the Executive Director of the far-right Otzma Yehudit party.[2][3][4][5]

Background

Zvi Sukkot lives in Yitzhar, and is married, with three children.[6][7] He was a former representative of the far-right terror group known as "The Revolt".[6][8] He is known for his participation in right-wing activism in Israel.[9]

Activities

West Bank activism

On 18 January 2010, he was arrested along with 9 other people as part of an investigation of a mosque arson.[10] In 2012, he was expelled from the West Bank under suspicion that he was part of a group of 12 that had planned and carried out violent attacks against Palestinians and their property. The organization Honenu [he] provided him with legal representation.[11] On 25 December 2015, he organized a demonstration against the Shin Bet in Tel Aviv in which he re-enacted the alleged torture of Jewish prisoners who were suspected to have been involved with the Duma arson attack.[12][13] On 6 July 2017, he was arrested on suspicion of engaging in "price tagging".[14] On 13 December 2017, he filmed Arab stone-throwers in Yitzhar, and accused "Rabbis for Human Rights" of splicing and editing footage.[15] On 25 December 2017, he was arrested for protesting the demolition of a home in the outpost of Yishuv HaDa'at.[9] On 9 January 2018, he, along with other members from Otzma Yehudit, removed a "terror-inciting" billboard.[3] On 14 January 2018, he, along with other members of the leadership of Otzma Yehudit, organized a crowd-funding campaign to purchase drone equipment to film Arab stone-throwers.[16][17]

As Knesset member

Ahead of the 2022 Israeli legislative election, Sukkot was given the sixteenth spot on a joint list between Otzma Yehudit, the Religious Zionist Party and Noam, representing the Religious Zionist Party.[18] Two weeks later, at the onset of the Huwara rampage, Sukkot tweeted that "Huwara's killers' nest needs to be taken care of", and posted a picture of himself among a group of settlers gathering at Tapuach Junction, to the immediate south of Huwara.[19]

Sukkot in July 2024 urged his supporters to protest at Sde Teiman detention camp against the Israeli military police's detention of nine Israeli soldiers suspected of abuse of a Palestinian prisoner; Sukkot then joined other right-wingers in illegally invading the Sde Teiman detention camp, declaring that "we cannot investigate the soldiers until we investigate those who failed" to stop the 7 October attacks.[20][21]

Political career

Sukkot entered the Knesset on 8 February 2023 as a replacement for Bezalel Smotrich, who resigned under the Norwegian Law.[22] On 1 November 2023, Sukkot was appointed chairman of the Knesset Subcommittee for Judea and Samaria.[23]

References

  1. ^ "חבר הכנסת צבי סוכות". Knesset (in Hebrew). Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  2. ^ Ben Kimon, Elisha (20 July 2017). "Right-wing activists rebuke Arabs over attack in Arabic-language video". Ynetnews. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b Sones, Mordechai (9 January 2018). "Watch: Activists remove terror-inciting ads in Judea and Samaria". Israel National News. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  4. ^ Sones, Mordechai (10 January 2018). "Calls to Chief of Staff: 'Bring back the checkpoints'". Israel National News. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  5. ^ Hezki, Baruch (31 July 2022). "צבי סוכות - המועמד החדש לרשימת הציונות הדתית". Israel National News (in Hebrew). Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  6. ^ a b Zeveloff, Naomi (11 January 2016). "The Radical New Face of the Jewish Settler Movement". The Forward. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  7. ^ Eglash, William Booth and Ruth (2 February 2017). "Israeli settlers attack police as forced removals from West Bank outpost begin". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  8. ^ Persico, Tomer (31 January 2016). "What's Driving Israel's Radical Settler Youth to Rebel?". Haaretz. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  9. ^ a b Magid, Jacob (25 December 2017). "4 Israelis arrested in clashes with police over demolition of outpost home". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Israeli settlers arrested in mosque arson investigation". BBC News. 18 January 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  11. ^ "IDF expels 12 Jewish extremists from West Bank". jerusalemworldnews.com. 5 January 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  12. ^ Konrad, Edo (23 December 2015). "Settlers protest alleged torture of Jewish teens in Tel Aviv | +972 Magazine". 972mag.com. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  13. ^ Arad, Roy (24 December 2015). "Right Wing Teens Reenact Torture to Protest Shin Bet Tactics in Tel Aviv Square". Haaretz. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  14. ^ Ben Kimon, Elisha (7 June 2017). "Man arrested on suspicion of 'price tag' offense". Ynetnews. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  15. ^ Hadar, Reut (13 December 2017). "'Arabs rioted - and Jewish residents defended themselves'". Israel National News. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  16. ^ Ben Kimon, Elisha (14 January 2018). "Right-wing party launches new project to catch Palestinian rioters". Ynetnews. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  17. ^ "VIDEO: Otzma Yehudit Party Purchasing Drones To Document Arab Attacks". Yeshiva World News. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  18. ^ "הציונות הדתית בראשות בצלאל סמוטריץ ועוצמה יהודית בראשות איתמר בן גביר". GOV.IL (in Hebrew). Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  19. ^ Mezzofiore, Gianluca; Alkhaldi, Celine; Salman, Abeer; Elbagir, Nima (15 June 2023). "Israel's Military Called the Settler Attack on this Palestinian Town a 'Pogrom.' Videos Show Soldiers Did Little to Stop It". CNN. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  20. ^ "Military Police raid IDF detention facility, 9 held, over 'serious abuse of a detainee'". The Times of Israel. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  21. ^ Fabian, Emanuel (30 July 2024). "'Bordering on anarchy': IDF chief sounds alarm after right-wing mob breaks into 2nd base". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  22. ^ Hezki, Baruch (8 February 2023). "צבי סוכות הושבע לכנסת". Israel National News (in Hebrew). Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  23. ^ Sharon, Jeremy (1 November 2023). "Ultranationalist MK Tzvi Succot appointed head of Knesset West Bank subcommittee". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
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