News 12 and 13 report tonight (Friday) that last Saturday Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was ushered into a secure compound at his residence in Jerusalem, along with his wife and other people present at the house, and stayed in the room for nearly an hour under GSS supervision, after protesters broke through a police checkpoint On Smolenskin Street, near the residence hall.
Following the publication, the protest organizations rushed to issue an urgent clarification by the team of lawyers representing them, emphasizing: “No one tried to break into the prime minister’s official residence” and claimed that “Mr. Netanyahu was in no danger at any stage and no one intended to harm him.”
As part of that unusually violent protest, hundreds of protesters blocked the back entrance to the residence, at the corner of Balfour and Smolenskin streets, which are blocked by police every Saturday during the demonstration. The demonstrators carried burning torches and waved a sign reading “Siege of Balfour.” Detained or arrested 11 protesters who violated the order.
The Black Flags movement responded: “Netanyahu’s attempts to compare the protesters to Trump supporters are a direct continuation of the Netanyahu family’s incitement campaign. Tomorrow there will be demonstrations for the 29th week in a row, 29 weeks in which there were more than 400 documented attacks against the demonstrators. We will continue to fight For the sake of Israeli democracy in a non-violent protest – as always. “
The Prime Minister’s Movement responded: “The prime minister’s incitement and lies against the demonstrators crossed a red line today. No checkpoint was broken and the demonstrators demonstrated legally on a public street outside one of the entrances, and we have documentation of this. “The madness of the systems prevails in the Netanyahu family. It is inconceivable that the media give a hand to the lies without checking the facts. For six months we have been holding a non-violent protest in Balfour and will continue to protest this way every Saturday in Balfour until the corrupt goes away!”