(Photo: Haim Goldberg)
While on Saturday night the police contained the roadblocks in Tel Aviv of the demonstrators against the government. This evening (Sunday) in Jerusalem the police showed less tolerance and forcibly dispersed ultra-Orthodox protesters who blocked a road in Mea Shearim, including the use of horsemen.
The demonstration is by ultra-Orthodox who oppose the existence of cell phone stores. In the documentation from the demonstration, the male and female policemen are seen beating the demonstrators, pushing them, and racing towards them with horses.
On behalf of the Minister of Internal Security Itamar Ben Gabir, who demanded that the police place a machtzite in Jerusalem against the leftist demonstration, the response was given: In order to check the issue and get the details of the incident and the full situation picture from the place.”
Horsemen at the ultra-Orthodox demonstration in Jerusalem (Chaim Goldberg)
Horsemen at the ultra-Orthodox demonstration in Jerusalem (Chaim Goldberg)
Use of force against the protesters (Haim Goldberg)
Use of force against the protesters (Haim Goldberg)
Use of force against the protesters (Haim Goldberg)
The police responded: “Police forces have been operating for the last hour, following a violent disturbance that began on Malki Israel Street in Jerusalem, due to extreme opposition to the sale of non-kosher cell phones.
At the beginning of the evening, the police acted to allow the protest to take place according to the law, but at a certain point, the protesters began to try to damage the cell phone store on the spot, when they physically pushed the policemen who were blocking the protesters to it.
At a certain point lawbreakers sprayed pepper spray and threw eggs at the police officers, and after an order to disperse was given by a police officer without reason and the disturbances continued while throwing eggs and objects at the police officers, the police forces repelled the violators and arrested one suspect who was caught throwing eggs at the police officers. At this time, the police forces are working on the scene to maintain order.
The Israel Police will continue to allow the freedom of protest within the limits of the law, but will not allow vandalism, violent riots and any attempt to harm business owners, citizens or police officers.”
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