Dr. Yolanda Yavor, a regular demonstrator in protests against the government, was arrested about two weeks ago during a demonstration in Caesarea.
According to her, the commander of the area who arrested her threatened her: "You are a crazy anarchist, I will break your bones and make sure you end up in Shekmah prison." Judge Ehud Kaplan rejected Yavor's request and said that "I have no way of determining whether the things were said or not. The officer will probably deny it. The request submitted according to the law to prevent threatening harassment is not the appropriate procedure to deal with such a phenomenon, if it exists, if at all." The judge also added that "the law to prevent threatening harassment is intended to. deal with stalkers of all kinds and not to provide an answer to citizens who think that the government is harassing them. For this purpose, there are other procedures that are more suitable for. dealing with this phenomenon." The demonstrators in Caesarea claim that the police are being harsh with them and arresting them arbitrarily.