Bnei Brak police commander grabs Haredi protester by his pants, ripping them, before dragging him from highway

By Charlie Summers

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17 June 2026, 11:02 am

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Video shows the commander of Bnei Brak’s police station tearing the trousers of an ultra-Orthodox man as he drags him off the highway during a protest this morning.

In footage of the incident, Ch. Supt. Yuval Shavit attempts to grab a protester sitting in front of a car on the highway and severely rips his pants. The officer then drags the man by his ankles to the side of the highway.

Two other demonstrators with torn pants were seen being dragged by officers from off the highway.

The demonstration, held against the arrests of Haredi draft dodgers, blocked traffic for over an hour near Bnei Brak at the height of rush hour.

The protest ended with five arrests and several light injuries, with police using stun grenades and batons to clear demonstrators from the road.