Court Lifts Police Restrictions on Protesters Against Religious Zionism Party

The Petah Tikva Magistrate's Court overturned police-imposed restrictions on protesters who demonstrated outside the Religious Zionism party offices last week. The restrictions included barring the protesters from approaching the party headquarters and prohibiting contact with those involved. The court noted that the protesters from the "Standing Together" movement had stayed in a building in Shoham for only 15 minutes, left before police arrived, and did not attempt to enter the party offices. The judge also highlighted that the police failed to respond to the appeal, leading to the cancellation of the restrictions, which he questioned whether they should have been imposed at all.

In a related development, Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef made an unusual statement urging people not to vote for Shas. The protesters were represented by attorney Gonen Ben Yitzhak from the detainees' support group. The Standing Together movement condemned the police actions, accusing them of intimidation under the influence of Itamar Ben-Gvir and defending their protest as a lawful democratic expression against settler terrorism. They welcomed the court's decision to lift the restrictions and called on authorities to focus on preventing settler violence rather than suppressing peaceful protests.