Extremist ultra-Orthodox groups plan to try to enter the Lag B'Omer celebration in Meron, which will begin in the evening (Wednesday). A police source told Israel Today that Because it is not in the spirit of Israel. "
Yesterday, a number of ultra-Orthodox were caught in a minibus making its way to the Meron area, and a search of their tools turned up Japanese knives and various tools aimed at allegedly sabotaging the revelry.
The incident joins a confrontation with a number of protesters who arrived last Sunday to mark the Rashbi's grave and began to cause a commotion at the scene.
We are preparing for all the scenarios, including a scenario in which they will try to disrupt the revelry itself. "
The suspicion - to sabotage the revelry, archive, Photo: Gil Eliyahu Ginny
Heavy traffic is already being recorded on northern roads, as a result of the checkpoints set by the police to regulate traffic.
Among other things, heavy loads were recorded on Road 90 between Korazim and Elifelet, Road 4 south from Zira to Shomrat and Road 65. The police asked the public not to reach the blockade area and take alternative routes.
Among the groups, they do not hide their intention to come to the place, in order to prevent, according to them, the "evil plot".
In a conversation with Israel Today, Shaul Schwartz, one of the activists of the ultra-Orthodox community, said that they believe that the state is interested in "robbing Rabbi Shimon forever."
According to him, they are trying to present a situation as if it were an extreme protest, but in practice he claims that it is hundreds of thousands of people.
"The entire ultra-Orthodox public is angry, everyone is hurt to the depths of their souls. They took Rabbi Shimon - not once but there is a plan to rob Rabbi Shimon forever. We will not be silent, everyone will go out and do what he can to reach Zion. There may be surprises." , Hint at the designs of some of these factors.
Schwartz argued that groups seeking to make their way to the mountain did not intend to confront police, although he did not deny that there could be clashes.
"We do not intend to confront the police unless they confront us."
He referred to the perception of the extremists yesterday with the tools intended to undermine the revelry, and did not deny that there is a desire to disturb the order in the compound.
"People want to get to Rabbi Shimon and there are closed gates with handcuffs or iron wire, so you need a Japanese knife or a cutter."
The scene of the disaster on Mount Meron, archive, Photo: David Cohen / Ginny
It should be noted that contrary to Schwartz's claims, notices have been hung in ultra-Orthodox concentrations in recent days in which there is a "price list" for harming a police officer or arrest, which hints at the plans of the extremists.
"For the public who ascend to the Holy Mount Meron, due to the criminal police's threats of arrests, fines, beatings, etc., in the SD the activists obtained funding for the police victims.
Detention (up to one day): $ 200.
Police beatings (preferably documented): $ 100.
And for a fine shall be paid double the amount of the fine.
We have war and God is salvation. "
In the ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods identified with the extremist groups, ads were published ahead of the event, and Schwartz notes that there are plans by various sources to reach the celebration.
He too will be among those intending to get to the place.
"I intend to arrive. This is a democratic country, even though it is evil and invents problematic laws. With the help of the name, we will go and go as far as we can. We plan to arrive from Jerusalem, Beit Shemesh, Kiryat Gat, Ashdod and other places."
"For a whole year, they used the blood of the murdered to destroy anything that moved in Meron. They did not build anything new, they just destroyed it.
"It could happen if we do not stand on our own two feet and stop this vicious plot. After all, if we were Arabs we would get 50 billion for 4 shaking fingers, but we are anxious then they stop us on a Japanese knife."
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