An Israeli commentator warned Wednesday that the Haredi protest movement's tactic of blocking roads by sitting in air-conditioned vehicles is 'genius' — and dangerously escalatory. He cautioned that unless police stop treating the protests politically, the confrontation will end in bloodshed, marking the tenth time he has issued this warning in the past month.
An Israeli commentator, who closely tracks the Haredi protest movement, assessed Wednesday that their latest innovation — blocking roads from inside air-conditioned vehicles — is both tactically brilliant and dangerously escalatory.
In a detailed analysis, he noted that the strategy effectively neutralizes police dispersal methods like skunk water and creates a situation where police must either issue tickets (which would prove unequal enforcement against Haredim compared to Kaplan protests) or allow the blockade to continue. He also pointed out that frustrated motorists stuck in traffic become involuntary participants in the protest, a dynamic he called 'madness.'
The commentator, who claims to have been briefed on the movement's plans for a month, issued his tenth warning: the protest is no longer confined to the Jerusalem Faction but has spread across the Haredi public, and unless the police depoliticize their response, bloodshed is inevitable.
These protests follow a wave of Haredi demonstrations against the arrest of military draft evaders, which have seen road blockades, violent confrontations with drivers, and police crackdowns over the past two weeks.
- DevelopingJournalist Chaim Cohen warns police inaction on Haredi protests will 'end in blood'
- StrongJournalist Yishai Cohen accuses police of selective, violent enforcement against Haredi protesters
- StrongHaredi protest organizers say they will block roads if convoys are disrupted
- DevelopingShas MK Yoav Ben-Tzur accuses police of selective enforcement against Haredi protesters
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