Zvi Sukkot

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

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

Background

Zvi Sukkot lives in Yitzhar, and is married, with three children. [4] [5] He was a former representative of the far-right terror group known as "The Revolt". [4] [6] He is known for his participation in right-wing activism in Israel. [7]

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. [8] 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 provided him with legal representation. [9] 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. [10] [11] On 6 July 2017, he was arrested on suspicion of engaging in "price tagging". [12] On 13 December 2017, he filmed Arab stone-throwers in Yitzhar, and accused "Rabbis for Human Rights" of splicing and editing footage. [13] On 25 December 2017, he was arrested for protesting the demolition of a home in the outpost of Yishuv HaDa'at. [7] 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. [14] [15]

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. [16] 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. [17]

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. [18] [19]

Political career

Sukkot entered the Knesset on 8 February 2023 as a replacement for Bezalel Smotrich, who resigned under the Norwegian Law. [20] On 1 November 2023, Sukkot was appointed chairman of the Knesset Subcommittee for Judea and Samaria. [21]

Sukkot left the Knesset on 21 January 2025 after Amihai Eliyahu returned to the Knesset under the Norwegian Law following Otzma Yehudit's withdrawal from the government. [22] [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. 1 2 Sones, Mordechai (9 January 2018). "Watch: Activists remove terror-inciting ads in Judea and Samaria". Israel National News. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  4. 1 2 Zeveloff, Naomi (11 January 2016). "The Radical New Face of the Jewish Settler Movement". The Forward. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Persico, Tomer (31 January 2016). "What's Driving Israel's Radical Settler Youth to Rebel?". Haaretz. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  7. 1 2 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.
  8. ↑ "Israeli settlers arrested in mosque arson investigation". BBC News. 18 January 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  9. ↑ "IDF expels 12 Jewish extremists from West Bank". jerusalemworldnews.com. 5 January 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  10. ↑ Konrad, Edo (23 December 2015). "Settlers protest alleged torture of Jewish teens in Tel Aviv | +972 Magazine". 972mag.com. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  11. ↑ Arad, Roy (24 December 2015). "Right Wing Teens Reenact Torture to Protest Shin Bet Tactics in Tel Aviv Square". Haaretz. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  12. ↑ Ben Kimon, Elisha (7 June 2017). "Man arrested on suspicion of 'price tag' offense". Ynetnews. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  13. ↑ Hadar, Reut (13 December 2017). "'Arabs rioted - and Jewish residents defended themselves'". Israel National News. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  14. ↑ Ben Kimon, Elisha (14 January 2018). "Right-wing party launches new project to catch Palestinian rioters". Ynetnews. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  15. ↑ "VIDEO: Otzma Yehudit Party Purchasing Drones To Document Arab Attacks". Yeshiva World News. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  16. ↑ "הציונות הדתית בראשות בצלאל סמוטריץ ועוצמה יהודית בראשות איתמר בן גביר". GOV.IL (in Hebrew). Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  17. ↑ 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.
  18. ↑ "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.
  19. ↑ 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.
  20. ↑ Hezki, Baruch (8 February 2023). "צבי סוכות הושבע לכנסת". Israel National News (in Hebrew). Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  21. ↑ Sharon, Jeremy (1 November 2023). "Ultranationalist MK Tzvi Succot appointed head of Knesset West Bank subcommittee". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  22. ↑ "צבי סוכות נפרד מהכנסת: "השמאלנים חוגגים? חבר'ה אנחנו לא הולכים"". www.inn.co.il. 20 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  23. ↑ "Personnel changes in the 25th Knesset". Knesset. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
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