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Gur Hasidic leader in Arad urges calm after violent street clash

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First reported by Kikar HaShabbat · Jun 24, 2026

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The Gur Hasidic rabbi in Arad, Mordechai Chaim Volkovitz, urged calm after a violent clash on Wednesday between secular residents and Hasidim. He told followers not to answer insults, to report attacks to police, and to rely only on his own updates. Police deployed reinforcements as the confrontation near a residential complex escalated during nationwide car protests.

01Rabbi Mordechai Chaim Volkovitz called on Gur Hasidim in Arad to avoid provocation and seek police help.
02The clash erupted Wednesday afternoon between secular residents and Gur Hasidim near a residential complex.
03Police said reinforcements from the southern district and Border Police were sent to restore order.
04Video showed shouting, running, shoving, and objects being thrown as civilians, including women and children, were caught nearby.
05City council member Yitzhak Gordon blamed incitement and urged police to arrest those attacking the community.

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