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Sunday, May 3, 2015
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Sunday, May 3, 2015
‘It’s a riot, not a protest,’ minister says
In Tel Aviv, Public Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovich says: “It’s no longer a protest, it’s a riot.”
“I’ve never experienced this, and I have a lot of experience,” Aharonovitch says. “It’s a very difficult situation.”
He says he has been here for many hours, “and there is no one to talk to.”
“The moment there is no permit, the protest is not legitimate,” he says, echoing police commissioner Danino.
Aharonovitch concedes that “some of the claims against police are legitimate.” He says the number of incidents police brutality are increasing and the police “needs to examine itself.”
But tomorrow the prime minister will hold a meeting and these issues will be discussed, he stresses.
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