Set fire to the area
Figuratively: to stir up riots. To incite people to act violently.
(Modern Hebrew)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
הִבְעִיר אֶת הַשֶּׁטַח
Definition (Hebrew)
בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: עוֹרֵר מְהוּמוֹת. הֵסִית אֲנָשִׁים לִפְעֹל בְּאַלִּימוּת.
(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה)