Ahead of the funeral of the leader of the ultra-Orthodox community: roadblocks in Israel, clashes between extremists and the police

The police and MDA are prepared with increased forces for the funeral of Rabbi Yitzhak Tovia Weiss, known as Gabed, who was the senior leader of the most extreme ultra-Orthodox movement and passed away last night.

The funeral march left his home in Givat Moshe, through the Mea Shearim neighborhood to the cemetery on the Mount of Olives |

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Yaki Adamker and Shlomi Heller

31/07/2022

Sunday, July 31, 2022, 07:00 Updated: 11:03

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Rabbi Yitzhak Tovia Weiss, on the right (photo: Haderi Haredim, Baruch Ovitz)

Roadblocks and heavy traffic are expected today (Sunday) in the capital due to the funeral of Rabbi Yitzhak Tovia Weiss, the senior leader of the "Orthodox community".

The police estimate that tens of thousands will participate in the funeral procession, which left his home in Givat Moshe at 10:30, through the neighborhood of Mea Shearim, Sultan Suleiman, to the cemetery on the Mount of Olives.

This morning there were minor clashes between extremists who came to participate in the funeral march for police forces, near the rabbi's house in Jerusalem.

In one of the cases, two policemen arrived at the scene in an attempt to make final arrangements with the family for the funeral, but they were dismissed from the scene with calls of "Nazis" and "murderers".

In another case, the extremists tried to confront the police who arrived at the scene in order to direct the traffic in the area.

Tens of thousands are expected to attend the funeral.

Rabbi Weiss (Photo: Haderi Haredim, Baruch Ovitz)

The roads that will be blocked today

• All roads leading to Shabbat Square in Jerusalem.

• Haim Bar-Lev St. along its entire length in both directions from the national headquarters to the IDF Square and all the roads leading to it.

• The streets in which the funeral procession will move - Neviyim, Nablus Square, Sultan Suleiman, Rockefeller and the Mount of Olives.

• The roads will be opened for traffic according to the progress of the funeral procession.

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The police are preparing with increased forces for the funeral procession.

Jerusalem District police officers and police reinforcements under the command of Jerusalem District Commander Superintendent Doron Turgeman will take part in the security and traffic directing tasks.

The police called on the driving public to avoid arriving in the Jerusalem area unnecessarily and to obey the police officers' instructions.

Commissioner Kobi Shabtai conducted a telephone assessment of the situation ahead of Rabbi Weiss' funeral, and addressed the challenges of the police in an event of this type and the control and safety aspects of the event. He emphasized the required sensitivity on the part of the forces working for the funeral event, along with minimizing the damage to the fabric of life of the residents of Jerusalem as much as possible.

At the same time, MDA forces are also preparing for the funeral journey, with intensive care vehicles, ambulances, MDA emergency motorcycles, ATVs and foot medic squads. MDA asked to avoid urgency and emergency situations, not to climb fences, balconies, buildings and roofs , stock up on water and obey the instructions of the ushers and the security forces.

There were minor clashes.

Rabbi Weiss (Photo: Haderi Haredim, Baruch Ovitz)

Rabbi Yitzhak Tovia Weiss, in the middle (photo: Haderi Haredim, Baruch Ovitz)

Rabbi Yitzhak Tovia Weiss, the senior leader of the "Eda Haredit", the most extreme ultra-Orthodox movement, passed away last night at the Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem at the age of 95. He had been hospitalized recently after his condition deteriorated.

Last night his children, family members and close students said goodbye to him saying 'Shema Yisrael' near his hospital room.

Rabbi Weiss is known by his nickname Gabod, the initials of Gadol Av Beit HaDin, since 2003 he has led the anti-Zionist coalition of courts concentrated in Jerusalem, and under his leadership are thousands of ultra-Orthodox families, including in Beit Shemesh. In his life he was a signatory to a long series of struggles in Jerusalem , with an emphasis on the protests against the opening of the Karta parking lot or against the arrest of the "Mother HaMariva".

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