Ultra-Orthodox Protesters Cleared Violently from Road; Police Use Stun Grenades
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
Dozens of ultra-Orthodox protesters blocked Highway 4 near Gan Yavne on Tuesday, protesting the arrest of yeshiva students. Civilians forcibly removed the demonstrators, and police used stun grenades. The protest was reportedly ordered by Rabbi Tzvi Friedman and organized by the "Ratzfanikim" faction.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Dozens of ultra-Orthodox protesters blocked Highway 4 near Gan Yavne.
- Civilians forcibly removed the protesters from the road.
- Police used stun grenades to disperse the demonstrators.
- The protest was a surprise action by the "Ratzfanikim" faction.
- The demonstrators were protesting the arrest of yeshiva students.
Dozens of ultra-Orthodox protesters, acting on the instructions of Rabbi Tzvi Friedman, blocked Highway 4 near the Gan Yavne interchange on Tuesday. The demonstration was a surprise action by members of the "Ratzfanikim" faction, protesting what they described as a wave of arrests of yeshiva students and a continued "persecution of the world of Torah."
Eyewitnesses reported that civilians forcibly removed the protesters from the road. During the confrontation, police deployed stun grenades to disperse the crowd. The exact number of arrests or injuries was not immediately specified.
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