From the Liveblog of
Saturday, August 15, 2020
Group of protesters attempts to leave Jerusalem rally, is stopped by police
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleArmy Radio says 10,000 protesters are massed outside the Prime Minister’s Residence in Jerusalem.
A group of protesters attempts to leave the main area in a procession, but are stopped by police, who say they do not have a permit.
In recent weeks, after attacks on demonstrators by right-wing counter-protesters, police sought to prevent the movement of protesters in order to better control the events.
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One protester is detained on suspicion of disturbing public order.
Some of the demonstrators brush aside Israel’s normalization agreement with the UAE, dismissing it as “spin.”
The Kan public broadcaster posts video of a tense exchange between anti-Netanyahu protesters, and a counter-demonstrator holding a sign reading, “Leftists are traitors.”
"כן לשלום, לא לאלימות": קטטה כמעט פרצה בירושלים בין מפגין שמחזיק שלט "שמאלנים בוגדים" לבין מפגינים נגד רה"מ נתניהו@VeredPelman pic.twitter.com/HBUfApYclM
— כאן חדשות (@kann_news) August 15, 2020
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