Rabbi Elyashiv HaCohen, president of the Hadera Yeshiva, was arrested during Shabbat at the Jaffa Gate in the Old City, in front of his family, while they were on their way to pray at the Western Wall.
His family members claim they were blocked by police at the entrance to the Old City, who forbade them to cross the Western Wall, via David Street which crosses the Armenian, Christian and Muslim quarters.
According to them, the rabbi protested to them that Arabs, tourists and those who do not have religious symbols pass by, while the family members are blocked.
In response, they claim, police officers jumped on the rabbi, beat him and arrested him.
His son Simcha for the arrest was also attacked by the police and arrested as well.
And they took Dad to the station and on the way also beat him up it was just a shame, the cops behaved criminally.
Real thugs, beating up without knowing why.
Incredible".
An attorney from the Honno organization came to the police station to help Rabbi Hacohen.
The Israel Police responded that "Tonight, during a police operation in the Old City of Jerusalem to prevent incidents of friction and violence, a person who passed by began to disturb
the order, shout at the police and interfere with their activities. A conversation was held with him several times
On his way and to stop his wrongdoing, he refused, quarreled and continued to disturb the order, provoke provocation and interfere with activity on the spot. For questioning. "
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