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Violent night in Balfour: 30 protesters arrested, 3 policemen injured during clashes

During the protest against corruption in Jerusalem, violent incidents developed between police and protesters. According to police, those present were acting in violation of the law, and the protest "was a show of hatred" against it. The violence documented by police was said to have been "used with reasonable force", and the police officer who was photographed in Mecca demonstrated: "Made an arrest, the issue will be investigated"

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Maya Horodnitsano

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Thirty demonstrators were arrested last night (Sunday) at the end of another evening of anti-corruption protests, in front of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's house in Jerusalem. The protest, which took off from the city's String Bridge and ended in Paris Square near a residence in Balfour, was attended by about 10,000 people, during which clashes broke out between protesters and police officers present at the scene, injuring three police officers. According to police, despite the violent documentation circulated on the network showing police beating protesters with force, "reasonable force" was used.

One of the documents shows a police officer, with the rank of lieutenant colonel, Guetta tried, attacking one of the protesters with blows. The demonstrator falls to the ground and the policeman continues to hit him. The video does not show what caused the officer to engage in this violence. Additional documentation shows several Border Police officers trampling an elderly demonstrator leaning against one of the checkpoints.

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In another video taken during the demonstration, a police officer was seen standing at the police checkpoints in the area of ​​the prime minister's residence, trying to forcefully pull one of the demonstrators in the crowd, who was standing on the other side of the checkpoint. One of the protesters was documented extending his hand towards the officer's ranks and trying to rip them off his shoulders. In response, the officer beats the demonstrator and instead another confrontation develops between the parties.

Lt. Gen. Ofer Shomer, commander of the Zion area, said that it all started when an illegal procession made its way from the entrance to the city. "600 to a thousand people came. A procession is a complex thing, the police have to assess the situation, secure and prepare. It is a sensitive thing and needs coordination. Although we said we would not allow entry into the city, they started and incited it." According to a guard, the demonstrators shouted at the police and insulted them and even marched in the center of the city. "They treated the police in an ugly way and trampled on the law with a crude foot. There is no leadership here, there is a great barbarism of all kinds of such and such groups that do not come with us in things, so we declared the demonstration illegal."

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In response to the documented violence perpetrated by police against the protesters, a non-commissioned officer said police had used "reasonable force". He said there was a deliberate incitement in protest against police officers. "In the end, we dispersed the demonstrations with reasonable force, calmly, calmly and professionally. People use senior positions, ranks in the army, and constantly create Pike News. The police do not shy away from this. There was a hate demonstration against the police today. I have a detective who suspected a rib fracture and was taken to a hospital. A policeman was punched in the head. And that's beyond threats, and swearing and insults. Us, and offers everyone to behave according to the law. "

Asked about the video in which a non-commissioned officer Guetta was hit hard by a demonstrator, he said that "from an initial check I did with him, he claimed he was attacked by two protesters and he made an arrest and the matter will be investigated."

An official statement from the police said that "Israeli police acted throughout the protest, which took place for several hours, to secure and allow it to take place in Paris Square, after some demonstrators held an illegal march while blocking traffic routes and disrupting the city's daily routine. "

It was further reported that "after several police announcements to stop using the noise device in accordance with the High Court ruling and then announcing the end of the protest, some protesters chose to insult and shout insults at police forces, exacerbated the noise, and violated public order while refusing to disperse independently. . Police in riot

gear stormed a rally on Friday, removing hundreds of protesters by truck. Police in riot gear stormed a rally on Friday, removing hundreds of protesters by truck. Ceases to be a democracy. "Doron Yedid and the lieutenant stated that in the video they should resign today," they said.

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