About 1,5000 members of the Jerusalem ultra-Orthodox faction demonstrated today (Wednesday) at the Sheri Israel junction in Jerusalem in protest of the arrest of one of the faction’s students, who was defined as an IDF dodger, blocked traffic at the Jaffa junction in the city and shut down light rail. On suspicion of violating the order and trying to block traffic.
During the protest, the demonstrators attacked the vehicle of the Commander of the Land Arm, Maj. Gen. Joel Strick, while inside the vehicle and Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi strongly condemned the incident: .
“General Joel Strick has been working for decades for the protection of the state and its citizens, including over the years also defending civilians from the group that used violence in the incident. The chief of staff strongly condemns and condemns all forms of violence against uniformed men.
Jerusalem: Protest from the Jerusalem faction over the arrest of a yeshiva member, hundreds of young men in the center of the intersection, some sitting and some dancing, despite the police ‘skunk’ shooting at them.
Photo: Yedidya Epstein pic.twitter.com/O9pAbFCMT2– roi barzilai roi barzilay (@ roibar82) December 22, 2020
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Large police forces of the Jerusalem district are on the scene to prevent riots while using means to disperse demonstrations, including spraying “skunk” at them – a means of dispersing demonstrations sprayed at crowds and spreading bad odor.
Demonstration of the Jerusalem faction (Photo: without credit, sent from Alon Hachmon)Police have used this tool several times in recent years in various demonstrations, including ultra-Orthodox demonstrations, incidents of violence by Palestinians on the Gaza Strip border, as well as outposts and left-wing demonstrations.