Prosecutors Indict Four Over Violent Disturbance at Justice Sohlberg’s Home

Overview

• The State Attorney’s Office filed indictments Sunday against four Beit Shemesh residents—Nachman Platnik, Avraham Fried, Gershon Hanon, and Shimon Atap—charging all with rioting and two with additional trespassing counts.
• Prosecutors say the June 3 demonstration in Alon Shvut escalated into a planned violent disturbance that included smashed windows, attempts to break into the house, stones thrown and flags defaced with swastikas.
• The indictment alleges an unidentified organizer arranged buses from Bnei Brak that brought more than 100 people to the protest and that the defendants were positioned close to the judge’s home during the unrest.
• Police detained roughly 70 suspects after the Alon Shvut event, several remain in custody or on remand, and transcripts released in the investigation show suspects discussing photographic and video evidence during questioning.
• The prosecutions follow recent court rulings urging enforcement of draft laws for yeshiva students and have led police to reinforce security, set roadblocks near other judges’ homes and warn that the enforcement‑sparked mobilization could continue and strain institutions.