From the Liveblog of
Monday, April 6, 2020
Cities show solidarity with quarantined Bnei Brak
Cities are expressing solidarity with Bnei Brak, Israel’s only city under full quarantine.
In Tel Aviv, the city hall building, usually lit up with flags or logos in solidarity with countries or cities around the world following tragedies, is now lit up with the words “Bnei Brak.” (For future reference, the ultra-Orthodox city’s logo is an LGBTQ-friendly rainbow book.)
שאפו חולדאי pic.twitter.com/DpxSKWC3IV
— Ben Caspit בן כספית (@BenCaspit) April 6, 2020
Hadera as well has projected a large sign (this time with the city’s logo) reading, “From Hadera with love.”
עיריית חדרה העלתה שלט מואר ענק בלב העיר עם הכיתוב “מחדרה באהבה – בני ברק”https://t.co/eweWobj2RW pic.twitter.com/hYB7EqIMPy
— יענקי פרבר (@yankihebrew) April 6, 2020
Government officials have railed against what they term incitement against the ultra-Orthodox community, which has been slow to adopt social distancing rules and has seen high rates of infection.
On Monday, neighboring Ramat Gan tried to fence off his city, before Bnei Brak officials took down the barriers.
Meanwhile, a group of city residents is suing to have the quarantine lifted. The High Court has given the state until 10 a.m. Tuesday to respond to the petition, according to Channel 12 news.
