An additional guard was added to the security detail of the president of the Supreme Court, Miriam Naor, following a security assessment by the Shin Bet security service, according to Channel 10 news.
Naor is behind a court decision last year to demolish a synagogue in the West Bank settlement of Givat Ze’ev, outside Jerusalem, because it was allegedly built on private Palestinian land.
Overnight Tuesday, protesters defaced the Supreme Court building protesting the decision.
“You don’t destroy a synagogue, we want a Jewish state,” graffiti sprayed on the building read.
Today, the court decided to postpone the demolition of Ayelet Hashahar Synagogue amid threats of violence by right-wing activists, but instructed police to follow through with the order by November 17.
Hundreds of protesters had blockaded themselves inside the structure to block its razing, threatening to harm themselves and security forces.
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