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Thursday, March 19, 2020
Former senior IDF commander detained at anti-government protest
Shahar Argaman, a former head of the IDF’s elite Sayeret Matkal commando unit, was detained by police officers earlier today during a demonstration against the government’s closure of the Knesset.
Footage published by journalist Ronen Bergman shows Argaman being seized on the road at Shoham Junction, east of Tel Aviv. He was reportedly not taken to a police facility.
Argaman is quoted as saying he was accused of disrupting traffic, although three of the four lanes were free. He accused police of targeting the protesters for political reasons, having received “orders” to do so.
המשטרה עצרה בצומת שוהם את תא"ל שחר ארגמן, לשעבר מפקד סיירת מטכ"ל, ראש מערך המבצעים המיוחדים, גיבור ישראל שתמיד התנדב לפרוץ ראשון בכל אירוע חטיפת בני ערובה בידי מחבלים. "נסענו בנתיב הימני, כשכל שאר 3 הנתיבים פנויים לחלוטין בגלל הסגר. השוטרים נטפלו רק למי שהניפו דגלים שחורים. pic.twitter.com/pkOru5xOsQ
— Ronen Bergman (@ronenbergman) March 19, 2020
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