Overview

• Three protesters were arrested, and several individuals, including police officers, were injured during the riot outside the Beit Samueli-Kehillat Ra'anan synagogue on April 29, 2025.
• The event, a joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day ceremony organized by Standing Together, has long been contentious for its efforts to honor victims on both sides of the conflict.
• Rabbi Gilad Kariv condemned the violence as an 'attempted pogrom,' citing rock-throwing and harassment of attendees, some of whom required police protection.
• The protest was orchestrated by the right-wing nonprofit Btsalmo, while a local Likud Party leader defended the riot as 'just the opening shot' against the left.
• This marks the fourth attack on the synagogue in 15 years, highlighting ongoing tensions over religious pluralism and the Israeli-Palestinian narrative.