The IDF Commander of military’s ground forces, Major-General Yoel Strick, was surrounded by members of the Peleg Yerushalmi who were protesting near the String Bridge at the entrance to Yerushalayim today. The protesters surrounded Strick’s car and made him feel uncomfortable to the extent that he pulled out his weapon and brandished it at the protesters. He was eventually rescued by the Israel Police Special Patrol Unit (Yassam).
According to a statement made by the police, officers spotted protesters surrounding a military vehicle and attacking it. Officers immediately swung into action and extricated the vehicle from the crowd of protesters and the driver continued on his way. “The police will continue to allow the freedom of expression and the right to protest. However, we will not allow gross disturbances of the peace and violence.”
The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit publicized a statement stating that the Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Aviv Kochavi “condemns the wild and unrestrained actions taken against the commander of the IDF’s ground forces today in Yerushalayim. The Chief of Staff condemns any act of violence perpetrated against any person wearing a uniform, who are working tirelessly to protect the citizens of Israel. Major-General Yoel Strick has been working for decades to protect all the residents and citizens of Israel, including those citizens who come from the sub-division of society that attacked him today.”
More than 1,000 members of the Peleg Yerushalmi participated in the protest that blocked the roads in and around the entrance to the city. Police utilized crowd dispersing tactics to attempt to disperse the protesters.
According to the police, two officers were injured after bottles were thrown at security forces by the protesters. Two protesters were arrested.
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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tipicall,the should go to work,or join the army. They only take the money from the state,and making chillul hashem
“The IDF Commander of military’s ground forces, Major-General Yoel Strick, was surrounded by members of the Peleg Yerushalmi who were protesting near the String Bridge at the entrance to Yerushalayim today. The protesters surrounded Strick’s car and made him feel uncomfortable to the extent that he pulled out his weapon and brandished it at the protesters. He was eventually rescued by the Israel Police Special Patrol Unit (Yassam).”
A question: Was the vehicle damaged in any way? It was not. This brave general was never in danger of anything worse than having to look at the protesters and listen to their shouting. So why the gun? Do you point a gun at someone because you feel uncomfortable?
Why don’t you draft the arabs. Leave Yeshiva boys alone. Thirty per cent of secular Israelis dodge the draft. Who wants to join an army that’s anti Torah. Allows immoral sodomites into their ranks. Feh
These people are sick in the head.
Peaceful protests are fine but blocking roads and violence of any sort is wrong.
They should all be rounded up and tossed out of Israel. They have absolutely no respect for our country, people, or police.
SEND THEM ALL TO IRAN OR NORTH KOREA. Let them try to protest there. We won’t have to worry about ever seeing them or their dumb ways again.
Circlesteve-just curious if you would say the same to the black lives matter rioters who burned down American cities for months. should they also be sent to north Korea and Iran?
All the anti-Jewish commenters here have it backwards. The Chareidim were in the holy land before the Zionists invaded over a century ago and the Chareidim begged the Zionists to stop it and leave.
The Zionists have to leave alone the Chareidim and not continue attempting to shmad them like they have much of the rest of their citizens.
Not only is the Zionist army a hotbed of the three major sins, it is also the indoctrination camp of the godless church of Zionism.
Now it YWN would report another protest that has been going on for a number of days in front of the main police headquarters in Jerusalem — would we be reading the same sort of remarks in the Comments `
Just wondering.
Violence? I don’t see ANY violence being committed by the protesters. What the carefully edited videos DON’T show (and you can see unedited on another chareidi site that will go unmentioned) is violence being committed by the POLICE! Including mounted police charging into crowds of demonstrators! Another example of zionism’s animosity toward religious Jews
efshar azol: I would do worse the BLM rioters.
I arrived at the Central Bus Station and was on my way to visit my 95 year old father. He doesn’t leave his apartment for fear of contracting the virus. Because of this protest there were no busses or taxis and after waiting an hour and a half I walked three kilometers to finally get to where the taxis were running. This protest prevented me from spending quality time with my father. I don’t forgive and I won’t forget.
watch for the guy who pulls the horses tail at 16 seconds in the last clip.
Rational: Had it been a Gay/Lesbian March, would you also say ‘you won’t forgive and won’t forget’ or would you say, ‘all people are allowed a right to protest…’ huh?!
How about the protests against Netanyahu in Balfour Street. Don’t you think there are those who like you also cannot visit their 95 year old father or mother, is that okay???
btw, wishing your father much good health ad 120 shana.