Yashar Party activist attacked while attempting to remove Yigal Amir protest sign from bridge

A 76-year-old activist from the Yashar Party, Ilan Mans, was gravely injured last week at Hemed Bridge while attempting to remove a protest sign that read “Yigal Amir will be released.” The sign had been erected by a group opposing Amir's prison sentence, which remained in place when Mans approached the bridge. Upon beginning to take down the sign, he was confronted and assaulted by the protesters responsible for its placement.

Video footage captured Mans lying on the ground as several protesters surrounded and attacked him. Mans was subsequently hospitalized at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital's neurological department, where he is battling bleeding in the brain due to the injuries sustained during the altercation. He is expected to undergo surgery for his condition.

In response to the attack, the Yashar Party issued a statement on X/Twitter, urging Mans to "speedily recover" and demanding that the police immediately arrest the attackers, bringing them to justice. The party also noted that Gadi Eisenkot personally contacted Mans on Friday to express his support. The Yigal Amir case, which led to the assassination of former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on November 4, 1995, remains a contentious issue in Israeli politics, as calls for Amir's release have sparked significant public debate.