Israel’s Shocking Ruling: Terror Supporters Walk Free Despite Incitement Video

An Israeli military court, led by Judge Lt. Col. Sivan Omer, has ordered the release of family members of terrorists responsible for the February 2023 Beit El attack, which claimed the lives of four Israelis: Elisha Antman, a 12th-grade student, Nahman Shmuel Mordoff, 17, Harel Masoud, 21, and Ofer Peirman, 63.

The decision came despite the families’ publication of a video on the attack’s anniversary, exposed by the Kol HaYehudi website, which glorified the murderers and called for further violence. Judge Omer acknowledged the video’s “praise and glorification of murderous attackers and support for their actions” but ruled for release, citing the families’ elderly status and their claim that the video was neither recently filmed nor distributed by them. Following the video’s exposure, the families were arrested, and bereaved relatives filed a police complaint over the incitement.

Ruth Antman, mother of slain Elisha, condemned the ruling, stating, “We are very upset, they murdered my child and now they’re making a video encouraging the murder of our other children. We are horrified by the court’s decision. The court acts in a racist manner toward Jews and belittles incitement when it is directed at Jews. It is unacceptable that Israeli judges, even after October 7th, continue to downplay explicit encouragement to murder Jews.”

Samaria Regional Council Head Yossi Dagan echoed her outrage, calling the release “a moral stain and a security risk.” He demanded, “I demand that this decision be changed. Jewish blood should not be taken lightly again. These families raise their children on hatred and the murder of Jews, and now they are publicly inciting to continue doing so. They need to be behind bars, especially after October 7th, when we all saw the consequences of such incitement.”