Yoseph Haddad, No. 2 on the People Of Israel (Amcha Yisrael) list, received a series of graphic death-threat emails that his advisers say appear linked to figures associated with the Iranian regime. The messages included a chilling line: "We will cut off your fingers one by one," and also referenced Americans as co-targets. Haddad said the threats do not intimidate him and have strengthened his resolve to continue serving Israeli society.
'We Will Cut Off Your Fingers One By One': Israeli Candidate Yoseph Haddad Receives Graphic Death Threats Allegedly Linked To Iran
People of Israel party member Yoseph Haddad speaks at a party event in Rishon le Tzion, September 15, 2026. (photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/FLASH90)
Yoseph Haddad, currently the second candidate on the People Of Israel (Amcha Yisrael) party list, received a series of graphic death-threat emails on Tuesday, his campaign said. The messages, which also referenced American targets, were sent directly to Haddad and party contacts.
"We will cut off your fingers one by one and dismember your bodies together with the Americans. We are men of war. Damn you."
Dudi Avitan, Haddad's strategic adviser, told reporters that the tone and wording of the emails suggest they were likely sent by figures linked to the Iranian regime, though that attribution has not been independently verified. Avitan also noted that the Iranian Intelligence Ministry recently published a list of people in Israel it considers hostile; Haddad appears near the top of that list.
People of Israel party chairman Ofer Winter and party member Yoseph Haddad tour the Mahane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem ahead of the upcoming general elections, September 17, 2026. (credit: CHAIM GOLDBERG/FLASH90)
Responding to the threats, Haddad said:
"The Iranian regime has never been more predictable. I also receive explicit death threats on social media. It did not frighten me in the past, and it does not frighten me today. On the contrary, it strengthens me."
Haddad vowed to continue his public work for the State of Israel and for Israeli society. Addressing his adversaries "from Iran to Gaza," he dismissed the threats with a well-known Arabic proverb: "Go pave the ocean with tiles."
People Of Israel party chairman Ofer Winter and candidate Yoseph Haddad were photographed touring Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda Market ahead of the general election scheduled for September 17, 2026. (Credit: CHAIM GOLDBERG/FLASH90)
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