The Youth Who Refuse to Surrender Israel’s Public Square: Mordechai David and Hadar Muchtar

In Israel today, two young figures are challenging the violent and subversive forces of the Left, which cause great damage to the Jewish state: Mordechai David and Hadar Muchtar – and they deserve the gratitude of the national-Zionist public.

They come from different backgrounds and speak in different styles, but both refuse to surrender Israel’s public sphere to a loud and aggressive left-wing majority that has believed for years that the streets, the discourse, and the moral high ground belong to it.

The violent Left controls institutions, attacks our leaders, and the people are tired of this conduct. Mordechai and Hadar, young Zionist Israelis, restore the sense that nationalists and Zionists also have the right to stand their ground, raise their voices, and reclaim the streets.

The story of Mordechai David’s rise as a symbol of public courage did not begin with strategy, funding, or a political machine. It began with a simple frustration: the Left blocks roads, attacks our leaders, and pretends its actions are done in the name of Zionism. While the Left blocks roads day after day, in recent weeks Mordechai captured the hearts of Israelis by blocking the cars of left-wing protesters as they left demonstrations—just as they block the cars of Israeli citizens every day. When they march in the name of “social justice,” he marches in the name of the soldiers and the nation.

This week he made one significant decision: to confront Guy Peleg, a News 12 correspondent who leaked the fabricated rape video from the Sde Teiman facility—a video Prime Minister Netanyahu rightly called “cooked,” “edited,” and one that causes “unimaginable damage to the State of Israel and the IDF.”

Mordechai David mobilized, blocked Peleg’s car, and challenged him repeatedly in a lawful manner—speaking on behalf of the will of the people, in a country where leaders of the national camp are harassed daily by left-wing crowds.

Mordechai asked Peleg:
“Why did you distribute a video about IDF soldiers? Guy Peleg, anywhere in the world you would need police escorts to get to your car, so you wouldn’t be blocked.”

He blocked Peleg’s car on his way out—blocked traffic non-violently—in honor of our soldiers and our nation.

Why, I ask, does this left-wing clique never bear the consequences for the damage it causes the people and the state?

The confrontation was a moral clash. And the media attacked Mordechai David because the left-wing clique had for years enjoyed the ability to instill shame in nationalists, religious Zionists, and anyone outside the Tel Aviv elite bubble.

But Mordechai stood his ground, spoke clearly, and refused to be intimidated. This is the bravery of strong, ideological youth. And he reminds us that the Right, too, can demonstrate, protest, and disrupt. The Left, which often preaches “freedom,” “democracy,” and “the voice of the people,” responded with instant fury. Because, at its core, the confrontation revealed the truth: the Left supports protest—so long as it goes their way. Not when it represents the government and the will of the majority.

For months, Israelis have watched left-wing protesters close roads, shut down entire cities, block ambulances, and proudly claim that they are “resisting” any government they dislike. They call it “democracy.” They call it “freedom.”
They call it “civil action.”

But the moment a nationalist citizen did the same—the tone changed completely. Suddenly the Left remembered the word “anarchy.” Suddenly, road-blocking became “dangerous.” Suddenly, anger replaced celebration.

Why? Because Mordechai David did the one thing the Left cannot tolerate—he gave them back their own tools and exposed their hypocrisy in real time.

When the Left blocks traffic—it's “the struggle for justice.”
When the Right blocks traffic—it's “extremism.”

When the Left yells at politicians—it’s “civil protest.”
When the Right raises its voice—it’s “a threat to democracy.”

Mordechai exposes this.
Mordechai David is a citizen who speaks the language of the street—direct, unapologetic, and fearless. His rise reminds us that the national camp does not need political permission to express anger, protest, or pride.

Similarly, Hadar Muchtar, chair of Likud Youth, represents the rise of a strong woman who refuses to be intimidated by the Left’s aggressive culture. Hadar physically arrives at left-wing protests day after day—on the ground, face to face. And she pays a heavy price for it.

Recently, a viral video documented a left-wing protester sexually harassing her, touching her, and telling her she is “fun to touch.” A line so degrading, so crude, that in any other context it would have sparked a feminist revolution.

But not when the attacker is left-wing.
Not when the victim is a Zionist.
Not when the story doesn’t serve the agenda.

From the Left? Silence. Not one MK spoke. Not one feminist organization issued a condemnation. Not a single protest movement showed interest. The same people who give endless lectures about women’s rights suddenly couldn’t find a word to say when the victim stood on the “wrong” side of the political map.

Hadar was not only harassed—she was physically assaulted simply for showing up at left-wing protests where they claim they are “fighting for democracy.”

Mordechai David and Hadar Muchtar demonstrate a simple truth: the streets of Israel will not go back to what they were before October 7. Today, Israelis refuse to hand over the public sphere.

Thank you to Mordechai David and Hadar Muchtar.

Ron Torossian is an Israeli-American entrepreneur and leader in the Zionist community.