Far-left activists occupied the entrance to the Religious Zionism Party's headquarters in Shoham, central Israel, on Wednesday morning before departing before police arrived.
Officers from the Central District responded after an emergency report was filed. Police said the demonstration involved a small number of protesters who painted their hands red and photographed themselves at the party offices' entrance. "The circumstances of the incident are under investigation," Police stated, adding that "The Israel Police will not allow incitement, violence, or any violation of the law under the guise of protest."
The Religious Zionism Party is led by Bezalel Smotrich, who serves as Israel's finance minister.
Footage from the incident showed activists attempting to enter the offices while chanting "Arabs want to live" And smearing red paint on the doors. The party said intruders tried to breach the offices and were "besieging" Staff members inside.
The activists belong to Standing Together, a left-wing Israeli organization opposed to the war in Gaza following the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack. The group posted on Facebook that Smotrich's policies in Judea and Samaria are "dispossessing" Palestinians from their land and homes while backing "settler terrorism" Against Palestinians.
"We will not stop fighting until the [Jewish] farms are dismantled and the terrorism comes to an end. Until there will be Israeli-Palestinian peace," The group said.
The group referenced farms in Judea and Samaria established by Israeli Jews, with more than 100 such farms spanning over 170,000 acres according to an Israeli farms association. About 15 were formed since the war began.
