Kikar HaShabbatSecurity21:38

Protesters Block Jerusalem Light Rail After Groom's Arrest

By כיכר השבת, משה בשן

Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba

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Dozens of protesters blocked Jerusalem's light rail and clashed with police following the arrest of a newlywed groom, Yaari Lieberman, by military police. Lieberman was taken to military prison for 20 days despite objections from lawmakers. The arrest occurred during his "Shiva Brachot" celebration, and the bride feared a kidnapping due to the plainclothes officers.

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Dozens of protesters blocked Jerusalem's light rail following the arrest of a newlywed groom.
The groom, Yaari Lieberman, was arrested by military police during his "Shiva Brachot" celebration.
Protesters clashed with police who forcibly removed them from the light rail tracks.
The groom was sent to military prison for 20 days by a military court.
The bride feared a kidnapping due to plainclothes arresting officers.

Protesters Block Jerusalem Light Rail After Groom's Arrest — Editorial illustration generated by baba News, not a photograph of the event.

Dozens of protesters blocked the light rail in Jerusalem on Hayim Bar Lev Boulevard and at other locations in the city, protesting the arrest of a newlywed groom during his "Shiva Brachot" (seven days of post-wedding celebration). The demonstrators clashed with police, who forcibly removed them from the tracks. The groom, Yaari Lieberman, a yeshiva student, was arrested by military police on Sunday as he disembarked a bus with his bride, apparently tracked via his mobile phone. He was taken to a military prison. The bride was not informed that the arresting officers were military police, leading her to fear a kidnapping. The officers were reportedly not in uniform and lacked identification, increasing the fear and confusion. Earlier on Sunday, a military court ordered Lieberman to be held in military prison for 20 days, despite objections from Knesset members of the United Torah Judaism party.