Bereaved relatives from the Gvura Forum filed a complaint to the Israel Police against Democrats chairman Yair Golan in the wake of his outrageous and incomprehensible lies about IDF soldiers in an interview on Tuesday morning.

The letter, a copy of which was sent to the Attorney General, states: “In the name of the Gvura Forum, the forum of fallen soldiers of the Swords of Iron war, we are turning to you with an urgent request to open a criminal investigation against the chairman of the Democrats party, Mr. Yair Golan, for serious statements he made this morning, May 20, 2025, as part of a media interview.”

“Mr. Golan stated: ‘A sane country does not wage war against civilians, does not kill babies as a hobby, and does not aim to expel a population.'”

“We believe that these words go beyond the bounds of legitimate public discourse in an extreme way and fulfill the elements of the offense stipulated in Section 103 of the Penal Law, 5737-1977 – defeatist propaganda. According to the section: ‘Whoever disseminates information during a time of war that is likely to undermine the spirit of Israeli soldiers and residents in their stand against the enemy –  and with the intention of causing panic among the public – shall be sentenced to a five-year imprisonment. If he intended to harm state security, he shall be sentenced to a ten-year imprisonment.'”

“These statements were made at a time when the IDF is operating heroically on a series of fronts, when the best of our sons are risking their lives on the front lines, and on a difficult day when Am Yisrael are burying heroes they lost in the war. Mr. Golan’s words have a real potential to undermine the fighting spirit of the public and IDF soldiers, as well as accelerate delegitimization in the international arena.

“As a forum working for victory and to strengthen the State of Israel in wartime, we call on you to investigate the serious statement above and  examine the motives behind it, and also to send a clear message to all parties who are trying to harm the State of Israel in wartime—that the law enforcement authorities strengthen the IDF and the people at this crucial time.”

The complaint is not the first one to be filed against Golan, who in the past has compared IDF soldiers to Nazis, called for IDF refusal as well as espoused “illegal actions” as part of a civil uprising against the government.

Golan has also called Jewish “settlers” subhuman and called for the state to encourage Chareidim to go off the derech.

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)