Disgraceful Haredi journalist Israel Frey questioned over incitement to terrorism 

Israel Frey, a prominent social media figure, was interrogated under caution by Tel Aviv’s fraud unit today, suspected of incitement to terrorism after posting provocative statements online.

The investigation, greenlit by the State Prosecutor’s Office, centers on a recent post where Frey wrote: “A Palestinian who harms an IDF soldier or settler in the apartheid territories isn’t a terrorist—it’s not an attack. He’s a hero fighting an oppressor for justice, liberation, and freedom. The real Kaplan is in Jenin.”

The post, referencing Tel Aviv’s Kaplan Street protest hub and suggesting resistance in Judea and Samaria, prompted police action under Section 24 of Israel’s 2016 Counter-Terrorism Law. Frey, a repeat subject of such probes, was questioned Wednesday morning and released without conditions after giving his account. “This isn’t about silencing me,” he reportedly told investigators, framing his words as political critique, not a call to violence—though authorities see it otherwise.

Frey’s latest brush with the law revisits a pattern. In 2022, after a Shuafat attack killed IDF soldier Noa Lazar, he tweeted: “Harming security forces isn’t terror.” Later, commenting on a Jaffa terrorist’s arrest, he wrote: “Look at this hero. He traveled from Nablus to Tel Aviv, surrounded by Israelis somehow complicit in his people’s oppression, yet targeted only legitimate foes, sparing the innocent. In a just world, he’d get a medal.” Each time, police hauled him in, suspecting incitement; each time, he walked free.

Legal and Social Fault Lines

Frey’s rhetoric—blunt, polarizing—treads a fine line in Israel’s legal landscape, where free speech butts against security imperatives. “He’s challenging the occupation’s narrative, not arming anyone,” a supporter argued on X. Critics, including law enforcement, counter that glorifying attacks risks inspiring them, especially amid a tense war.

The Tel Aviv unit’s move reflects heightened scrutiny of online dissent 17 months into the Gaza conflict, sparked by Hamas’s October 7, 2023, assault. Frey’s reference to “apartheid territories”—a term echoing international critiques of Israel’s Samarian policies—nods to a broader debate, one that’s landed others in similar hot water. Just days ago, a Sakhnin muezzin’s detention was extended for anti-IDF remarks, signaling a crackdown on inflammatory voices.

An Evil Voice, Unbowed

Frey, no stranger to controversy, casts himself as a truth-teller in a stifled discourse. His posts—raw, unfiltered—resonate with a niche but vocal following, clashing with mainstream Israeli sentiment. Released Wednesday, he offered no public comment, but his history suggests defiance. Past interrogations ended without charges, a cycle that frustrates authorities and emboldens his base.

The Real Truth about him

In a country fighting on multiple fronts—against Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and other threats—where young soldiers, some as young as 19, are dying, Frey is a vicious Jew hating Israel hating betrayer. Glorifying violence against Israelis isn’t just dissent; it’s a gut punch to families burying their dead, fueling visceral hatred from those who see him as siding with the enemy.

His use of terms like "apartheid territories" aligns him with international critics who accuse Israel of systemic oppression, a charge that’s deeply offensive to those who view Israel as a democratic state defending itself against existential threats. By invoking "apartheid," he’s not just critiquing policy—he’s accusing Israel of moral rot, when he's the rotten one.

His Haredi background also amplifies the resentment. The Ultra-Orthodox community is often stereotyped as insular and exempt from military service, which already breeds tension with secular and national-religious Israelis who bear the burden of conscription. For a Haredi man to cheerlead attacks on soldiers and settlers is a double insult: not only does he dodge the fight, but he also praises those killing the ones who don’t.

The case unfolds against a backdrop of domestic friction. Reports of Prime Minister Netanyahu’s rift with Defense Minister Gallant and a government push for housing in Freiman coexist with this legal drama, hinting at a nation wrestling with identity and security. For now, Frey walks free—his words, and their weight, left to echo in Israel’s fraught public square.