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From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Clashes break out between Haredi, police during Lag B’Omer festivities at Mount Meron
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleClashes break out at Mount Meron after a group of ultra-Orthodox youth trespassed Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai’s grave site, Channel 12 news reports.
Footage broadcast by the network shows police scuffling wih a number of young Haredi men.
The government put strict limitations on the number of people who could go to the site this year for Lag B’Omer due to concerns over the coronavirus.
חלק מכוחות המשטרה עזבו את ההר.
המונים הצליחו לפרוץ למירון.
מהומה גדולה במקום.
המוזיקה הופסקה.
מהומה גדולה במקום. pic.twitter.com/mnYroKtgGg— ישי כהן (@ishaycoen) May 12, 2020
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