Riots broke out in Bnei Brak tonight (Thursday), after the two cases in which three policemen were lightly injured. Large police forces, including YSM personnel, arrived in the city with the aim of arresting the yeshiva students responsible for the violent riot tonight. At least three were arrested.
Police said tonight that they would spare no effort until the rioters stopped. Dozens of residents were brought into the city, fearing that crowds would start. Dozens of residents rioted. Police threw stun grenades to end it, and most of the rioters fled.
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The incident began when ultra-Orthodox noticed a rental car with police officers on duty. Dozens arrived at the scene, who began throwing stones and planks at the vehicle, smashing the windows of vehicles and pecking at tires. A policewoman was lightly injured.
The crowd even tried to open the mobile doors, and take out the policemen who were locked in the vehicle. The trapped officers were forced to call for help and rescue. Following the incident, a policewoman was lightly injured in her hand.
The crowd even tried to open the mobile doors, and take out the policemen who were locked in the vehicle. The trapped officers were forced to call for help and rescue. As mentioned, following the incident, a policewoman was lightly injured in her hand.
Homeland Security Minister Amir Ohana responded to the incident: “The savage violence we saw tonight in Bnei Brak is a heinous crime and blasphemy at the hands of villains in the Torah authority! It will not pass quietly. The reaction will come, and fast. The good of the fight against the spread of the corona virus, law enforcement and order, and the war on terror and crime. “
The Minister of the Interior and Chairman of Shas, Minister Aryeh Deri, said: “The severe violence this evening in Bnei Brak, of a number of rioters against police officers who came as part of their job to enforce the closure, is severe and outrageous. “And save lives. It’s in our souls.”
MK Moshe Arbel also condemned the attackers, saying: “I express shock and disgust from a disturbed mob dressed as ultra-Orthodox who have physically harmed police officers. This kind of barbarism has no place in our camp and society wants life. Expect law enforcement to prosecute these rioters.
Chairman of the Constitution Committee, MK Yaakov Asher (Torah Judaism): “Violence of any kind should be condemned and it should be made unequivocally clear that this is not our way. At the same time, there is no escape from the feeling that the police are acting under media pressure.” A street that does not achieve the reduction of crowds, but the complete opposite, and it is a pity that this is the case. “
MK Eliyahu Baruchi, another party member: “Woe to the eyes that see like this, woe to the ears that hear like this, who raises a hand against his friend is not called an ultra-Orthodox, but an evil one.”
MK Ayelet Shaked tweeted: “The location no longer matters. Bnei Brak, Lod, the Negev or the Galilee, Israel in the midst of a severe governance crisis and dysfunctional leadership. Abandonment and lack of control stem from weak and detached leadership. It’s time for a new leadership. “
The Bnei Brak municipality stated: “The municipality strongly condemns the violent incident tonight against Israeli police officers. We are in a state of mental supervision and it is the duty of all of us to act and do everything to prevent the continuation of morbidity and the existential danger that follows. These acts are not the way of the city, do not reflect the minds of the city rabbis and hundreds of thousands of residents. This is a serious case of a group of boys who must be prosecuted for it. “This exceptional event cannot tarnish a relationship of respect and cooperation with the police and security forces in recent months.”
The clashes, this morning // Photo: Yaakov Reisner
Another violent incident occurred in the city in the afternoon, when police closed a yeshiva that acted contrary to instructions, and dozens were present. In response to an order to disperse the crowd present, they fortified the place, threw stones at policemen and vehicles, and later blocked the traffic lane, two policemen were lightly injured. Five suspects were arrested on suspicion of disorderly conduct.