Radical ultra-Orthodox demonstrators protesting the Jerusalem light rail construction broke into the work compound, according to Channel 12 reporter Eli Hirshman. The protest follows a series of similar actions by the extremist faction against the project.
Radical ultra-Orthodox protesters broke into the Jerusalem light rail construction compound on Tuesday afternoon, according to Channel 12 Haredi affairs correspondent Eli Hirshman. The demonstrators, part of the extremist faction opposing the city's light rail project, entered the work site and caused a disturbance. Police have not yet issued a statement on arrests or damage.
The protest is the latest in a series of actions by the same faction against the light rail. As The Zioneer reported on June 8, similar demonstrators set a fire near the construction site. On June 7, protesters blocked the light rail over the arrest of suspects who had rioted outside a Supreme Court justice's home. The current protest follows a pattern of escalating tactics by the extremist fringe, which has also blocked highways and halted trains in central Israel in recent weeks.
What remains unclear is whether the break-in involved damage to equipment or whether any arrests were made. The protest comes amid broader Haredi opposition to the light rail, which the extremist faction views as a secular intrusion into their neighborhood.
3 developments
- DevelopingJerusalem police continue operations at Bar Ilan light rail site, artery open
- StrongPolice reopen Jerusalem's Bar Ilan roads after protest, report objects thrown at officers
- DevelopingJerusalem police and Border Police operate at disorder at Bar Ilan light rail site
- DevelopingPolice continue to disperse disorder, block damage attempts near Jerusalem light rail
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