Police to allow anti-war protest in Haifa after pressure from High Court

Following pressure from the High Court of Justice, the Coastal District Police agree to allow an anti-war protest to be staged in a central location in the city of Haifa, for the first time since the current conflict in Gaza began.

The demonstration will now go ahead on Saturday in Paris Square in Haifa from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. with a maximum of 700 protesters.

In rejecting several requests for permits, police argued that counter-protests would be staged that would endanger public safety, whereas the applicants argued that their fundamental right to freedom of expression and protest was being “systematically” violated by the police.

During a hearing on a High Court petition today, justices insisted that it was the police’s job to find a way to allow protests to take place safely.