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To allow movement despite the closure: Thousands of ultra-Orthodox demonstrators across the country
Demonstrations are taking place in more than 12 cities against "the rule of law in the face of the devastating consequences of the closure."
In practice, some organizers have admitted that they are designed to allow hundreds of families to move from city to city after the holiday, despite the restrictions
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Liran Levy Vicky Adamker
Sunday, 20 September 2020, 17:06
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Live broadcast from the demonstration in Bnei Brak (Photo: Niv Aharonson)
Thousands of ultra-Orthodox demonstrators tonight (Sunday) in more than 12 cities across the country.
Demonstrations will be held against "law enforcement in the face of the devastating consequences of the closure that harm the religious life and the economy and the well-being of the residents," but in practice some organizers acknowledged that they were intended to allow hundreds of families to move from city to city after the holiday.
Demonstrations are being held in Jerusalem, Bnei Brak, Beitar Illit, Ashdod, Elad, Beit Shemesh, Modi'in Illit, Kiryat Gat, Tiberias, Tel Aviv, Haifa and Petah Tikva, and they began around 9:30 a.m., after the holiday.
According to the organizers, the protest is being carried out "while meticulously maintaining distance and wearing masks."
According to the instructions given in advance, the demonstrators will not be in the demonstration area for more than 15 minutes, after which they will board, in accordance with the pre-division, buses that will travel around the country, each to its destination.
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An official request for a demonstration was submitted in each city.
The night curfew in Bnei Brak, September 8 (Photo: Reuven Castro)
Most of the demonstrators are identified with the Hasidic current in the ultra-Orthodox sector, and most of them are required to return home after staying with their spiritual leader on the last holiday.
A statement issued ahead of tonight's protests said, "We must obey instructions and sanctify the sky in public and, God forbid, be dragged into unnecessary friction and provocation of any kind, including: blocking roads and going down the road, insulting slogans and the like.
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