Police said Wednesday afternoon that the Haredi protest convoy's vehicle movement is slower than the pace agreed with organizers, and warned that enforcement action will begin if the slowdown continues. The statement follows prior coverage of traffic disruptions on Highways 1 and 6.
Police issued a fresh warning at 17:22 Jerusalem that the Haredi protest convoy's vehicle movement is slower than the pace agreed with organizers. If the slowdown persists, police stated they would begin enforcing the demonstration's terms — the first explicit threat of enforcement action in the thread.
This follows a bulletin at 17:18, in which police accused organizers of violating pre-agreed traffic coordination, reporting heavy congestion on Highways 1 and 6. The police assessment at 16:16 that the convoy was unlikely to reach Prison 10 (N12) has not been contradicted by this latest statement. Earlier at 17:17, travel times on the convoy route had halved to about 20 minutes from over 40 minutes during the previous day's protest, according to activist Chaim Cohen (The Zioneer).
As The Zioneer reported at 16:54 and 16:58, the slow-roll protest began on Highway 1 with MK Yitzhak Goldknopf (UTJ) describing it as fulfilling a religious duty. Organizers planned convoys from 19 cities at 16:00 (The Zioneer, Tue 21:32), and by the same evening police had warned of expected disruptions on Highways 1, 2, 4, and 6 (versions 11, 12).
It remains unclear whether police will proceed with enforcement measures or whether the convoy pace will adjust in response to the warning.
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