From the Liveblog of
Saturday, August 15, 2020
Scuffles break out between police, anti-government protesters in Jerusalem
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleScuffles break out between anti-government protesters and police near the Prime Minister’s Residence in Jerusalem.
Police disperse demonstrators and hand out tickets, and have detained at least at least seven people.
Video from the scene shows officers forcibly carrying at least one person from the rally as bystanders call out, “Shame!”
המחאה מול מעון רה"מ בירושלים: המשטרה מרחיקה ומעכבת מפגינים@VeredPelman pic.twitter.com/br9NCKPmaB
— כאן חדשות (@kann_news) August 15, 2020
עימותים בין שוטרים ומפגינים במחאה מול מעון רה"מ בירושלים: המשטרה מחלקת דו"חות ומרחיקה מפגינים@FriedmanRomi pic.twitter.com/yyVW9D0MZN
— גלצ (@GLZRadio) August 15, 2020
Army Radio says that around 1,500 demonstrators remain in the capital’s Paris Square. Estimates put the total number of attendees earlier at around 10,000.
The Times of Israel Community.