After about nine hours of intense protests, the demonstration seems to have mostly wound down, with just a couple large pockets of people left near Rabin Square.
A few hundred people remain in the area, roaming around and watching, as police attempt to disperse the rest of the protesters with water cannons and stun grenades.
Rabin Square, normally a placid island in the center of Tel Aviv is littered with broken glass, pieces of stun grenades and stones, the remnants of the intense battles between protesters and police that left dozens on both sides injured.
Police officials, blaming “anarchists” for the intense violence, say they will no longer allow unauthorized protests to get to this point, but will crack down on them right away.
Though some protesters linger, we are now closing the liveblog. Our coverage of the protest and its aftermath will continue through the night.
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From the Liveblog of
Sunday, May 3, 2015
