[74485] Storm following 'HaPeles' newspaper headline: "Every policeman - an enemy"

Storm surrounding 'HaPeles' headline: "Every policeman - an enemy"

A public storm erupted today, May 29, 2026, following a harsh headline published in the "HaPeles" newspaper, which is affiliated with the Jerusalem Faction. The newspaper ran with a controversial front-page headline: "Every policeman - an enemy".

According to the Hadashot MeHaShetach channel on Telegram, which is characterized by positions critical of the Jerusalem Faction and general support for state institutions, the headline was defined as "outrageous and inciting". In an additional report, they noted that this is an escalation in the faction's discourse toward security forces.

The Zirat HaHadashot channel clarified in this context that this is the newspaper's response to the Police Commissioner's policy, who they claim is conducting a "persecution" against Torah scholars. Journalist Eli Hirschman in a report on "Hadashot BaZman" joined in reporting on the headline, which drew widespread criticism on social media against the backdrop of the prolonged tension between elements in the extremist Haredi sector and law enforcement authorities.

The headline was circulated this morning and received widespread exposure among the target audiences of the various channels, while sparking a stormy debate surrounding the boundaries of freedom of speech and incitement against Israel Police officers.