Police arrest Beersheba driver after he nearly rams anti-government protesters

Police arrest a driver who threatened protesters in Beersheba with his car.

At a rally against the new government’s planned judicial reforms, the man drove onto the sidewalk where the protesters were and braked dangerously while shouting at the demonstrators.

Police officers at the scene arrested the man, a 26-year-old resident of Elad.

An eyewitness tells the Srugim website the man was shouting “Leftist anarchists, get out of here, we’ll wipe you out.”

Opposition Leader Yair Lapid says in response: “The government’s incitement will end in bloodshed. [The driver] was drunk with power and insanity driven by [National Security Minister Itamar] Ben Gvir and [Justice Minister] Yariv Levin. It’s a miracle no one was hurt. You won’t be able to run over us.”

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