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Police Arrest Knife-Wielding Man Near Yair Golan in Tel Aviv

By Drooid · Oct 27, 2026, 23:36 UTC · How we work

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Police arrested a man with a knife after he approached opposition leader Yair Golan in Tel Aviv.
Police confirmed the knife but said no attempted stabbing occurred.
Authorities raised Golan’s threat level to four and assigned Shin Bet to his security on Monday.
Golan blamed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s “poison machine” and urged voters to support security and democracy in the Oct 27, 2026 election.

History

On 4 November 1995, right-wing law student Yigal Amir assassinated Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin after a rally supporting the Oslo Accords, shocking Israel and prompting the Shamgar Commission’s criticism of Shin Bet. The murder led to permanent security measures for Israeli officials, so today police placed opposition leader Yair Golan under threat level four and assigned Shin Bet protection amid Netanyahu’s contested government.

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Historical Context

On 4 November 1995, right-wing law student Yigal Amir assassinated Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin after a rally supporting the Oslo Accords, shocking Israel and prompting the Shamgar Commission’s criticism of Shin Bet. The murder led to permanent security measures for Israeli officials, so today police placed opposition leader Yair Golan under threat level four and assigned Shin Bet protection amid Netanyahu’s contested government.

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