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Gur Hassidim Rushed to Prevent Arrest in Arad, Mistake Revealed
Hundreds of Haredi residents, including dozens of Gur Hassidim, gathered and clashed with police in Arad early Monday morning after a false alarm that military police were attempting to arrest a yeshiva student. The incident was triggered by the activation of the "Black Color" (Tzeva Shachor) alert system, which mobilizes the Haredi public to prevent the arrest of yeshiva students.
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What happened
- 01Hundreds of Haredi residents, including Gur Hassidim, clashed with police in Arad early Monday after a false arrest alert.
- 02The "Black Color" alert system mobilized the crowd around 1:00 a.m. over a mistaken belief that military police were arresting a scholar on Yehuda Street.
- 03The officers involved were actually from the Israel Police conducting routine activity, and no arrest was being attempted.
- 04The confrontation and high tension around the police force lasted for about an hour before the misunderstanding was cleared up.
- 05The "Black Color" system stated it acted quickly based on several indicators suggesting military law enforcement activity.
- 06The incident follows a recent wave of yeshiva student arrests, including two in Rishon Lezion and two in Eilat last week.
- 07Arad Mayor Yair Maayan condemned the gathering as a violent riot and demanded the arrest of those who confronted the police.
The alert, sent around 1:00 a.m., claimed military police were at a scholar's residence on Yehuda Street. This led to a large crowd converging on the scene, resulting in disturbances, confrontations, and high tension around the police force for about an hour. According to Behadrei Haredim, early reports suggested the crowd's presence had successfully prevented an arrest.
It was later clarified that the officers belonged to the Israel Police, not the military police, and were conducting routine activity with no intention of arresting a yeshiva student. Following the clarification, the crowd dispersed and tensions subsided. The "Black Color" system issued a statement explaining they acted quickly based on several indicators that raised a well-founded fear of military law enforcement activity.
The incident occurred amid a recent increase in arrests of yeshiva students, including the apprehension of two students in Rishon Lezion and two in Eilat last week. Arad Mayor Yair Maayan condemned the actions of the Hassidim as a violent riot and demanded the arrest and prosecution of those who confronted the police.
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