An encampment of a few dozen people in Jerusalem’s Independence Park set up as part of ongoing demonstrations calling for Prime Minister Netanyahu’s resignation has been cleared for the second time today.
Protesters say the inspectors didn’t identify themselves or explain how they had broken the law.
“They came with enormous force, 50 Border Police officers, 50 inspectors, most of whom were without a name tag which is illegal. They refused to identify themselves. They physically pulled us from our personal items,” says Nicole Schwartz, a 19-year-old from Ramat Gan.
A few protesters attempted to stop the truck with their belongings from leaving by climbing underneath it, but were “violently dragged” away from the scene, according to Schwartz.
The Jerusalem Municipality can’t be immediately reached for comment.
— Anat Peled
Jerusalem Municipality inspectors and police officers clear an anti-Netanyahu protest tent camp in Jerusalem’s Independence Park on August 9, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
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