Minister vows to inspect police conduct after violence toward protesters

Protesters say cops whipped demonstrators at a rally against COVID-19 and vaccination policies outside Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s home in Ra’anana yesterday.

There are reports of several protesters being assaulted by policemen on horseback with the horses’ leather reins.

“A policeman whipped me when my hands were on my face [for protection],” Roy Peleg tells Haaretz. “He could have hit me directly in the face.”

A video showed one such use of reins by a mounted cop.

Police also used water jets to spray protesters in Jerusalem.

Public Security Minister Omer Barlev vows to investigate police behavior at protests.

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