Edelstein gives ‘full backing’ to police for arresting women who placed hostage flyers in his synagogue

Likud MK Yuli Edelstein says he supports the police after officers arrested three women for placing leaflets on seats at his synagogue calling for the release of the hostages held in Gaza.

Edelstein says in a video statement he understands people at the Herzliya synagogue who complained to the police over the “break-in.” Security footage of the incident showed that the synagogue was open when the three entered to place the leaflets on congregants’ seats.

“They discovered a break-in after they came to pray in the morning. I give my full backing to Israel Police and and many words of thanks for the fact that, in addition to all their tasks, they have come and guard me and the synagogue, against all kinds of rioters and allow prayers to take place,” he says.

He adds: “We are on a slippery slope. If we don’t set very clear boundaries for what is a demonstration and what is a protest — we will end up in bad places. I firmly ask that we all remember that in the end there is one country and one nation.”

The Justice Ministry’s Department of Internal Police Investigations (DIPI) announced Saturday that it had launched a probe into the incident.

ח״כ יולי אדלשטיין מגבה את המשטרה והגבאים שהתלוננו נגד הנשים שהניחו פלאיירים למען החטופים (כשהמפכ״ל עצמו כבר הודיע שהוא בודק את התנהלות המשטרה ) pic.twitter.com/ua0HYadS8h

— דפנה ליאל (@DaphnaLiel) September 15, 2024