Police minister asked cops to prevent protests outside PM’s residence — reports

Public Security Minister Amir Ohana has asked police to prevent ongoing demonstrations outside the Prime Minister’s Residence in Jerusalem and to have them relocated elsewhere, according to Hebrew media reports.

Ohana, a Likud party ally of Netanyahu’s, said the demonstrations disturb residents of the area, during a meeting yesterday with acting police commissioner Motti Cohen, other senior officers and people who live next to the Prime Minister’s Residence, the Haaretz daily reports.

Citing Supreme Court rulings, police told Ohana they couldn’t prevent the protest, the newspaper says.

Public Security Minister Amir Ohana speaks during the weekly cabinet meeting, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem on June 7, 2020. (Marc Israel Sellem/Flash90)

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