Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeDavid Botier kicks Sa'id Moussa during the attempted lynching on the Bat Yam promenade in May 2021. Credit: Tomer Appelbaum. Photo iilustration: Masha Zur GlozmanThe 2021 attempted lynching of Sa'id Moussa in Bat Yam was captured in extraordinary detail. But many attackers were never identified, and most defendants still deny racist motivesBar Peleg05:34 PM • May 18 2026 IDTThe name of the WhatsApp group sounded innocent enough: "Demonstration 7:00 P.M. Bat Yam Promenade." But the messages sent there that day in May 2021 left little doubt about the group's purpose.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:TerrorismArab IsraelisIsrael crimePalestiniansCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesIsrael Iraq BaseIsrael ElectionsLebanonNoam BettanSettler ViolenceHaQuizHaaretz PodcastThey Attempted to Lynch an Arab Man on Camera. 5 Years On, Most Are Still FreeUltra-Orthodox Push Knesset Dissolution as Netanyahu Tries to Pass Draft BillIDF Seizes 15 Gaza-bound Flotilla Boats in International Waters, Organizers SayWhat It's Like When a Settler Brutally Assaults YouThe Smotrich Doctrine for Bringing Down the Palestinian AuthorityRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHundreds Protest at New York Times HQ Over Column Alleging Abuse by IsraelisStarlink Users, Beware – Israeli Tech Can Reveal Your IdentityWelcome to the Most Shameful Day in the Jewish CalendarIsraeli Teens Storm Muslim Quarter in Old City, Haaretz Reporter AttackedIsrael Attacks New York Times for Report on Sexual Violence by Israeli ForcesAbe Foxman's Death Marks the Demise of the American Jewish Establishment