Council member in Elad who warned of an attack accusing: "The mayor ignored" | Israel today

The warning against an attack - and the allegations of disregard:

placing armed guards at the entrance to the city of Elad, checking vehicles and pedestrians entering its territory and increasing police patrols throughout the day - so demanded a member of the Elad City Council, Adv. Yaniv Badlov, more than a month ago The urban, but he claims was answered in the negative.

In a letter addressed to the mayor of Elad immediately after the murderous attack in Bnei Brak, a member of the city council claimed that there was a sense of insecurity in the country and in the city.

In addition, he turned to various sources and demanded that Arab construction workers not be allowed in.

He also demanded a number of clean-ups, including: placing armed guards at the entrance to the city and inspecting vehicles entering the city, including pedestrian inspections.

He also demanded increased police patrols in the city at all hours of the day, placing a security guard next to educational institutions and imposing fines on homeowners who employ Arab workers without work and residence permits.

Mayor Elad Israel Porush, Photo: Yossi Zeliger

The next day, on March 30, he claimed that Mayor Israel Porush was ignoring his letter, and also announced in another letter that he would stand at the entrance to the city with a vest and his personal weapon and not give up until armed guards were stationed.

However, he claimed that while he was standing at the entrance gate to the city, he was met by police who arrested him for disturbing a police officer while on duty, he was taken to a police station and interrogated there and released only after a few hours.

"I watched this attack, not only was the writing on the wall, it was also engraved," he says in a conversation with Israel Today.

"Security in the city has been neglected for a while, there are no fences here even though everything around is Arab villages. The residents are crying out for security. There is a lot of construction here and as a result there are a lot of Arab workers. No one checks them. Two hours before the attack I was with my family in the park. the Name".

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